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Article
Measuring Job Satisfaction: A Note on the Within and Between Problem
International Journal of Management
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1987
Pages
598-602
Disciplines
Abstract
An analysis of within-group and between-group sources of covariation was applied to a seven item job satisfaction measure adapted from the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Data were collected from 159 chemical workers. Results indicated that some satisfaction items were strongly influenced by the structure of the supervisor groups. This issue of between-versus within-group variation offers a possible explanation for low correlations in past research using job satisfaction measures.
Identifier
0813-0183
Copyright Statement
© International Journal of Management 1987
Citation Information
Steven E. Markham and Dow Scott. "Measuring Job Satisfaction: A Note on the Within and Between Problem" International Journal of Management Vol. 4 Iss. 4 (1987) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dow_scott/157/
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