1. Cosmopolitans and Locals: Some Differential Correlations Between Leader Behavior, Organizational Practices, and Employee Satisfaction and Performance.
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House, Robert J. and Wigdor, Lawrence A.
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EMPLOYEE attitudes ,LEADERSHIP ,MANAGEMENT styles ,JOB satisfaction ,EMPLOYEE reviews ,AUTONOMY (Psychology) ,CITY dwellers ,URBAN life ,SOCIAL networks ,SOCIAL interaction ,QUALITY of life ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to report tests of hypotheses concerning the moderating effects of individual perceptions of organizational independence on relationships between a) the independent variables of managerial practices and leadership behavior and b) the dependent variables of individual satisfactions and ratings of performance. The moderating variable employed, perceptions of organizational independence, consisted of the average score of the respondent to the following four variables: 1. How applicable is your knowledge and ability on your present job to other firms? 2. To what extent is your social life connected with your job? 3. To what extent is it likely that you can leave your present job and obtain an equivalent one elsewhere? 4. How useful is the knowledge you? In a test of its construct validity this scale was found to differentiate significantly between a sample of employees in the firm studied who, on the basis of their employment and educational history, could be classified as Cosmopolitans and a second sample who could be classified as Locals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1969
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