Managerial satisfactions and organizational roles: An investigation of Porter's Need Deficiency Scales

Jeanne B. Herman; Charles L. Hulin

doi:10.1037/h0037127

Managerial satisfactions and organizational roles: An investigation of Porter's Need Deficiency Scales

Jeanne B. Herman^*, Charles L. Hulin

^*Corresponding author for this work

Management and Organizations

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Abstract

Empirical research identifying a relationship between job satisfaction and level in the organizational hierarchy has utilized the Porter Need Satisfaction Questionnaire extensively. An attempt was made to replicate the previous findings and expand the domain of job satisfaction variables to determine the generality of the relationship. Ss were 174 supervisors in a large manufacturing firm. The hypothesis of different mean levels of satisfaction associated with different levels in the hierarchy was supported using the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), but was not supported using the Porter Need Deficiency Scales. The internal structure of the Porter Questionnaire and its convergence with the JDI were investigated to explore alternative explanations of the results. (18 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	118-124
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume	57
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0037127
State	Published - Apr 1 1973

Keywords

Porter Need Deficiency Scales, supervisors
job satisfaction relationship using Job Descriptive Index &
organizational level &

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Applied Psychology

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