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ERIC Number: EJ146182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Goal-Setting Attributes, Personality Variables, and Job Satisfaction
Arvey, Richard D.; Dewhirst, H. Dudley
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 9, 2, 179-188, Oct 76
The relationships between four goal-setting attributes identified by factor analytic procedures and job satisfaction were investigated among 271 scientists and engineers at a nuclear research and development center. Positive relationships between the goal-setting attributes and satisfaction were found. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Goal Orientation, Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Management by Objectives, Questionnaires, Research Projects, Scientific Personnel
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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