Effects of Technology on Experienced Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction.
Abstract
This research studies the relationships between the technological characteristics of Navy jobs, psychological characteristics of the jobs and reenlistment intentions. Measurements were made of three dimensions of technology involving the nature of the raw material or input, the operations and equipment used to process the input, and the knowledge or skill required of the workers to perform their jobs. Psychological characteristics included job challenge, the extent to which workers feel personal responsibility for their work and the extent to which they can see that they have produced something of consequence. Measures of overall satisfaction included duty station, job, and career satisfaction measures. Analyses are described for a sample of 3,000 Navy enlisted men who have jobs in the Electrician's Mate, Engineman and Gunner's Mate ratings. Results indicate that a general attitude toward the organization--overall career satisfaction--is the best predictor of reenlistment intention. The effects of experienced job characteristics on career satisfaction are mediated by overall job satisfaction. Measures of job context such as pay, allowances, and living quarters, were generally related to satisfaction with duty station or directly related to career satisfaction. Contrary to expectations, the highest correlations of the technology measures were with the measures of overall satisfaction rather than with experienced job characteristics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA090126
Entities
People
- Edward E. Lawler Iii
- Jeffrey T. Walsh
- John A. Drexler Jr.
- Michael K. Lindell