Investigation of Attitudinal Differences among Individuals of Different Employment Status

Abstract

Using a social identity approach, this study examined attitude differences among individuals with diverse employment status. Results demonstrate that individuals who are direct members of the organization have greater organizational trust and group cohesion than individuals who work within, but not directly employed by, the organization. Implications are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2010
Accession Number
AD1002478

Entities

People

  • Chaunette Small
  • Elizabeth Steinhauser
  • Elizabeth Trame
  • Loring J. Crepeau

Organizations

  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • African Americans
  • Basic Training
  • Cohesion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Government Employees
  • Group Dynamics
  • Identification
  • Identities
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.