Discretion and Work Satisfaction
A Study of British Factory Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9213561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas C Taveggia (Illinois Institute of Technology, corresponding author), R Alan Hedley (University of Victoria) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-366 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Pacific Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-8919 • E-ISSN: 2330-0736 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1388753 |
| OpenAlex | W138056465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
The paper presents and discusses a portion of empirical data collected from a large sample of British factory workers and relates these workers' perception of the discretion available to them to their work satisfaction. Perceived discretion is measured for two sectors of work experience: first, discretion surrounding actual job performance; and second, discretion involving participation in the world of work. The major conclusion suggested by the evidence presented is that job performance discretion is less significantly related to work satisfaction than workers' perceived discretion as to where and at what job they work. (Author)
Business · Discretion · Economics · Factory (object-oriented programming) · Job satisfaction · Labour economics · Perception · Political science · Sample (material) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Behavior and Motivation · Law · Mechanical Engineering · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |