This document contains three papers from a symposium on increasing job satisfaction that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "A Systematic Model of Job Design by Examining the Organizational Factors Affecting Satisfaction" (Zhichao Cheng, Danyang Yang, Fenglou Liu) reports on a project in which multiple stepwise regression analysis and factor analysis were used to identify the main organizational variables affecting Chinese satisfaction in work design and proceeds to use the identified variables to develop a systematic job design model to improve the Job Characteristics Theory. "Are Managerial Women Getting What They Need to Succeed? A Look at Job Satisfaction" (Julia Morrison Chambers) reports on a national study of job satisfaction and other variables that revealed definite differences between managers and executives that may serve as a basis for the design of incentive and development programs. "An Assessment of the Validity of the Natural Work Goals Profile" (C. Layden Colby, R. Wayne Pace) reports on a study that used a test-retest method to examine the construct validity and reliability of the Natural Work Goals Profile with respect to male junior and mid-level enlisted Army personnel. The papers contain reference sections. (MN)