Public Sector Professionals
Job Characteristics, Satisfaction, and Aspirations for Intrinsic Fulfillment through Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cary Cherniss (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Jeffrey S Kane (University of Massachusetts) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125-136 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678704000301 |
| OpenAlex | W2137073025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 16 |
Previous research on job satisfaction in government employees has not distinguished professionals from other high status groups such as managers. Professionals and blue-collar workers employed in a state government in the U.S. (N = 252) were compared in order to learn more about the quality of the professional work experience. Data on job satisfaction, task characteristics, and aspirations for intrinsic fulfillment through work were collected via a questionnaire. Results suggested that there was no difference between the two groups in job satisfaction. However, professionals rated their jobs as significantly lower in skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and knowledge of results. Professionals also believed that their jobs should provide less intrinsic fulfillment than did the blue-collar workers. It was speculated that professionals employed in government maintain minimal levels of job satisfaction despite less fulfilling jobs by reducing their aspirations for fulfillment in work
Autonomy · Blue collar · Demographic economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Job attitude · Job design · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Management · Political science · Public relations · Task (project management · Work (physics · Work motivation · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying
Public-Sector Work Motivation
The Generic Job Satisfaction Scale
Essential but Ignored
Technological Elites and Political Parties
Operationalizing Kadushin's Model of Social Work Supervision
Responsible Job Design Based on the Internal Social Responsibility of Local Governments
The influence of career stage on the work attitudes of male and female accounting professionals
After Excellence
Public Sector Professionals
Government Career Commitment and the Shaping of Work Environment Perceptions
Analysis of Job Satisfaction of the Federal White-Collar Work Force
Expectations and Job Satisfaction of Local-Government Professionals
A career stage analysis of police officer work commitment
Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, and Occupational Stress Among Senior Civil Servants
Organizational Goal Ambiguity and Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector
Existence, relatedness, and growth
Professional burnout in human service organizations
Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey.
Men and their work
A Comparative Study of Work Centrality, Job Rewards and Satisfaction
Age-related differences in work attitudes and behavior
The Structure of Social Inequality
Social Class and the Quality of Work Life in Public and Private Organizations
A Comparison of the Quality of Work Experience in Government and Private Organizations
Professionalization and Bureaucratization
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |