The Relation of Individual Search Activity to Subjective Job Characteristics

Bibliographic Data

ID9891765
AuthorsJohn W Dickson (University of Management Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RT, United Kingdom., corresponding author)
Year1976
Volume29
Issue10
Pages911-928
Publication date1976-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872677602901002
OpenAlexW2116718376
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

A part of the process of managerial problem solving is search. A number of subjective job characteristics, namely discretion, variety, unpredictability, and work interdependence, were examined to determine whether they are able to discriminate between managers who engage in a high level of search activity and managers who engage in a low level of search activity. Discretion was found to be the most important subjective job characteristic. Variety and work interdependence also contribute to the discrimination of managers along the dimension of search activity

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