Preference for alternative work arrangements increased between 1995 and 1997. Independent contractors and contract company workers are more satisfied with these arrangements. Temporary and on-call workers, whose schedules and income are more unpredictable, would prefer traditional arrangements. (SK)

This article reviews data from the 1979 Staines-Quinn study of job satisfaction levels and contrasts them with data from similar surveys of the same era. The Staines-Quinn study's conclusions differ from conclusions of other studies and the authors examine the possible reasons for this. (CT)

The author examines the data on workweek preferences and finds only moderate support for the hypothesis underlying the "backward bending labor supply curve," according to which an increase in rates of pay past a certain point induces workers to reduce their hours of work. (CT)

Nonprofit jobs provide more challenge, variety, satisfaction, and intrinsic rewards than those in private enterprise or government, according to a small national sample of workers in schools, hospitals, philanthropic, and other tax-exempt organizations. (Author/SSH)