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" A descriptive study of the relationships between work related self-esteem, job involvement and job satisfaction in four occupational groups "
Jakob, Roberto
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Latin Dissertation
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1092935
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TLets258812
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Jakob, Roberto
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A descriptive study of the relationships between work related self-esteem, job involvement and job satisfaction in four occupational groups\ Jakob, Roberto
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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1980
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1980
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Ph.D.
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The major goals of the present thesis are to developa measure of Work Related Self-Esteem (WRSE) for nonmanagerialemployees, gather evidence on its reliabilityand validity and learn something about the nature andimportance of this concept through correlations with otherjob attitudes. Particular attention is focused on jobinvolvement and job satisfaction.The overall framework has a multivariable approach,with particular emphasis on the subjective outlooks andevaluations of the individual. 474 employees, consistingof industrial workers, psychiatric nurses, clerical staff andgeneral nurses are surveyed.The reliability and validity of WVRSE, as well as itsusefulness as a moderator variable are supported. WRSE isfound to be the best predictor of performance appraisals,job satisfaction and job involvement. The motivationalmodel behind WRSE is shown to be that of self enhancementrather than that of self consistency.Regarding job involvement, a significant inferrenceis made from the results that high levels of it sometimesbring low performance appraisals, and that when coming inconjunction with a perceived inability to make decisions,it leads to long-term absences attributed to psychosomaticillnesses. In general, the results show that age and jobinvolvement are the best predictors of intended length ofservice (explaining 35% of the latter's total variance).In one of the samples it is possible to explain a greatdeal more '(71%), with two additional measures original tothis study, namely the desirability of the type of work inone's own eyes and in the eyes of significant others.Results partly support the two-factor theory of jobsatisfaction. A suggestion is made, following many of theresults, that correlations tend to emerge manly when thevariable(s) in question do not represent the person'smain orientation, but nevertheless, remain significant to theindividual.
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Psychology
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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