JOB ATTITUDES OF NATIONAL UNION OFFICIALS: PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CERTAIN PERSONALITY TRAITS AS A FUNCTION OF JOB LEVEL AND UNION ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

The article cites a study from the U.S. which sought to identify the personality traits of national labor union officials. The purpose of this study is to report on what the national union official thinks he has to put into his job in order to succeed. The researchers investigates national union and the psychological pressures it exercises on it leaders and administrators. This investigation provides evidence of a more systematic nature on national union officials' perceptions of particular personality traits in terms of their perceived importance for job success in national union jobs.