The Determinants of Job Satisfaction in U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard Units: A Multidisciplinary Analysis
Abstract
This research reports an empirical analysis of job satisfaction in the U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard units. Job satisfaction is explained in terms of an economic theory of the effect of pay, the psychological theory of commitment and motivation, and a sociological theory of positive interdependence of work life and family life. Data form an Army Experience Survey, 1985, were developed to obtain 10 factors that were used to predict job satisfaction in a logit model of job satisfaction. The results revealed that, as expected, job satisfaction was explained by variables from all the three disciplines. In particular, job satisfaction was related positively to an increase in pay, positive job experience, perceptions and realizations of schooling/training motive, and soldiers's satisfactory relationships with spouses and children. Job satisfaction was related negatively to an increase in dissatisfaction with the job environment, uninteresting work, long working hours, and unfair treatment. (EMK)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA229014
Entities
People
- Hyder A. Lakhani
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences