Job complexity was measured for jobs in a public agency. Perceptions of job complexity were obtained from self-reports. Independent measures were obtained from interviews with subjects. Career stages were found to moderate relationships between job satisfaction and perceived job complexity and between job-performance and independently rated job…

This empirically based study of 324 technicians investigated the moderating impact of job satisfaction in the prediction of job performance criteria from ability test scores. The findings suggest that the type of job satisfaction facet and the performance criterion used are important considerations when examining satisfaction as a moderator.…

A model to guide the search for types of performance deficiencies is set forth within the general framework of systems theory. Five types of problems, singly or in combination, are discussed as causes of deficiencies. (Author)

Job satisfaction ratings-defined as the product (Importance) X (what job should offer, what job actually offers) on 29 job dimensions were factor analyzed for two large samples of management--level males. An identical analysis was conducted on the perceived discrepancy score alone. While the importance weighted measure is more elegant and…

An automated candidate-job matching system called "Jobmatch" has been implemented at Citibank, in New York City, involving job analysis, performance appraisal techniques, clerical employment, and internal mobility. A job task scale is used by supervisor and employee to determine job and candidate matching through a series of computer…

Describes the past, current, and suggested future practices in the delivery of school psychological services at the high school level. It is proposed that school psychologists must become integrated into the total social system of the high school to be most effective. (Author)