The Moderating Effects of Group Membership and Growth Need Strength on the Relationships between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction, Job Involvement, and Intrinsic Motivation

摘要

The primary purpose of this thesis is to investigate the moderating effects of organizational differences and individual differences on the relationships existing between job characteristics and intrinsic motivation, job involvement, and job satisfaction. Measures used to describe the job characteristics and intrinsic motivation are derived from the short form version of the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS) developed by Hackman and Oldham (1974). The measures used to describe job involvement and job satisfaction are derived from scales developed by Lodahl and Kejner (1965) and Hoppock (1935), respectively. A survey was distributed to 872 officers, grade 0-1 through 0-5, who were members of 8 Systems Program Offices (SPO) within the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. In order to obtain meaningful responses based upon adequate job experience, only respondents working at their present jobs longer than six months were included in the data base. Of the 579 surveys returned, 409 met this arbitrary time limit and were usable for data analysis.