Keywords
Job satisfaction, Promotions
Abstract
The degree of perceptual congruence of the importance of promotion cirteria to superiors and subordinates was investigated. The relationship of congruence to job satisfaction was also evaluated. Fifty-two student workers and their superiors participated in the study. Perception of promotion cirteria importance was measured through the rating of a list of promotion criteria using a seven point scale. An average discrepancy score of 7.925 was obtained between superiors' and subordinates' ratings indicating a significant degree of discrepancy, t(50) = 25.04, p< .001. Job satisfaction was measured using the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) and was correlated with the discrepency scores. Perceptual congruence of promotion criteria was found to be significantly related to subordinates' satisfaction with supervision on the job, r = -.276, p < .05, and satisfaction with present pay, r = -.299, p < .05.
Graduation Date
1986
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Abbott, David W.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree Program
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Format
Pages
26 p.
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0019496
STARS Citation
Clark, Stacie L., "Superior-Subordinate Perceptional Congruence of Promotion Criteria Importance and its Relationship to Job Satisfaction" (1986). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4871.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4871