The Effects of Socially Provided Task Information on Task Perceptions, Satisfaction, and Performance.

Abstract

One hundred eighty-nine female subjects worked on a clerical task under either 1 or 3 person social influence conditions in which positive, negative or neutral affective information about the task was presented to the subjects by confederates of the experimenter. The effects of these different social influence conditions on task satisfaction, performance and task perceptions were examined. Subjects in the negative influence conditions expressed lower levels of task satisfaction but did not perform differently or perceive the task differently than subjects in the positive or neutral conditions. The one of three persons influence manipulation had no effect on satisfaction or perception and only a marginal effect on performance. The results are discussed in terms of social influence processes in actual job redesign situations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107621

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  • James B. Shaw
  • Jeff A. Weekley

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  • Texas A&M University

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  • Biomedical
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  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
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  • Business Administration
  • Information Processing
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
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  • Uss Carl Vinson

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