Organizational Policy Decisions as a Function of Individual Differences and Task Design: Monitoring Tasks.

Abstract

The present study utilized two visual monitoring tasks. One of these was considered to require low levels of task related abilities (low demands condition), while the other required higher levels of task related abilities (high demands condition). Both performance and satisfaction were related to individual differences in ability as well as selected personality and preference measures. The congruence between task demands and individual abilities was found to be highly significant in determining these relationships. The consequences for job design and organizational policy decisions were discussed within a cost/benefit framework. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031508

Entities

People

  • Gerald V. Barrett
  • J. Benjamin Forbes
  • James S. Phillips
  • Ralph A. Alexander

Organizations

  • University of Akron

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Information Processing
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Jobs
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Signal Detection
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training

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  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.