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…

A shortened version of the final report of a Federally-funded developmental curriculum research project, the publication presents the findings of a workshop (University of Northern Iowa, 1973) for the purpose of identification of job tasks for entry-level office occupations from research-based materials. Studies by Lamb (Mary Lou), Lanham (Frank…

This paper, a by-product of an extension of DOT to the Australian Census Classification of Occupations, attempts to validate worker function hierarchies in terms of worker traits. It shows that variation in worker traits across 21, 741 occupations listed in DOT is closely reflected in the 197 worker function profiles. (Author)

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.…

The guide for hospital administrators, chiefs of services, and health personnel in general, suggests ways to evaluate the utilization of manpower and to restructure health manpower occupations. The need to evaluate utilization is outlined in terms of problems faced by health institutions. The experience of the Center for Medical Manpower Studies…

The report, directed toward hospital administrators, chiefs of services, and health personnel in general, outlines the work at the Center for Medical Manpower Studies (CMMS) (completed and in progress) concerned with restructuring of health occupations. Briefly described is the growth of health care services, expenditures, and personnel.…