This study examines a sample of first-semester MBA students to determine the relationship between their interpersonal needs and their preferences for a functional area of management. (Author)

A sample of 80 boys and girls attending the 12th grade of academic high schools in Israel was asked to rank five occupations according to their individual preferences. A positive correlation was found between the occupational preference ranking and the intrinsic but not the extrinsic needs. (Author)

Instruments based on the Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA) were completed by 45 supported employees with mental retardation and 45 nondisabled employees. More similarities than differences were found in importance and satisfaction of 17 vocational needs. Use of the TWA with workers in supported employment was validated. (SK)

Values, are conceptualized in context of work adjustment as reference dimensions for the description of needs. Factor analyses of Minnesota Importance Questionnaire data are presented. Safety, Comfort, Aggrandizement, Altruism, Achievement, and Autonomy are identified. These value dimensions are organized in terms of reinforcement preferences and…

A model of women's career choice was tested using the structural equation modeling methodology. The final model tested suggests high-ability feminist women, who are achievement oriented, appear to be strongly career oriented and quite strongly family oriented. This career-family orientation appears to lead to career choices that are high in…

A relationship was found to exist between occupational level and planned determinants of occupational entry. Results suggest that vocational counseling should place greater emphasis on unplanned situational events. (Author)