Explaining job satisfaction: an empirical assessment of two competing theories

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dc.contributor.advisorWallace, Jean E.
dc.contributor.authorCranswick, Kelly
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dc.date.accessioned2005-07-29T23:13:03Z
dc.date.available2005-07-29T23:13:03Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 160-167.en
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses the question, "Why are there differences in the levels and determinants of job satisfaction among workers?" Two contrasting theoretical explanations, the gender socialization and the dualist approaches, are examined. Data are analyzed from two highstatus, service occupations, law and human service work. Limited support is found for either approach suggesting that gender and dual-sector status are not responsible for differences in the levels and determinants of job satisfaction. New directions for future research are considered that combine individual and structural factors. First, instead of focusing on gender socialization, future research should investigate the impact that occupational socialization has on job satisfaction. Second, a new reconceptualization of the dualists' core-periphery distinction, based on occupation rather than firm status, may prove more useful in examining the effects of job rewards on job satisfaction.
dc.format.extentxi, 170 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationCranswick, K. (1994). Explaining job satisfaction: an empirical assessment of two competing theories (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13243en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/13243
dc.identifier.isbn0315993308en
dc.identifier.lccHF 5549.5 J63 C73 1994en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/30551
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccHF 5549.5 J63 C73 1994en
dc.subject.lcshJob satisfaction
dc.subject.lcshJob satisfaction - Testing
dc.titleExplaining job satisfaction: an empirical assessment of two competing theories
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 913 520541841
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