Task Role Ambiguity, Satisfaction, and the Moderating Effect of Task Instruction Source
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Siegall (California State University, Chico, corresponding author), L L Cummings (Northwestern University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1017-1032 |
| Publication date | 1986-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678603901105 |
| OpenAlex | W2108961182 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
The literature regarding the relationship between role ambiguity and satisfaction has produced mixed results. Evidence suggests that factors such as the source of role expectations may affect this relationship. In order to examine one source of expectations (the supervisor), an experiment was conducted in which ambiguity (presence/absence of task clarity instructions) and instruction source (supervisor, nonsupervisor) were manipulated within the same objective task environment. Thirty-two men and 65 women participated in a full factorial design. An instruction source, satisfaction with supervisor interaction (F(1,92) = 3.5, p
Affect (linguistics · Ambiguity · CLARITY · Cognitive psychology · Management · Political science · Supervisor · Task (project management · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Communication · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |