AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALIENATION AND INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES AND PERFORMANCE.
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Title
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALIENATION AND INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES AND PERFORMANCE.
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Identifier
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AAI8401484
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identifier
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8401484
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Creator
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OMRAN, KAMEL ALI.
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Contributor
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Abraham K. Korman
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Date
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1984
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Business Administration, General
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Abstract
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This existence of work alienation is considered a serious problem for both workers and employers. This dissertation study attempted to investigate the impact of two indices of alienation--namely alienation from work and alienation from expressive relations--on the workers attitudes and performance. A three states model was developed including the antecedent conditions, the subjective feeling states, and the attitudinal and behavioral consequences. Two groups of hypotheses were formulated to test the study model on the total sample and subgroup levels. The first group consisted of twelve hypotheses to investigate the relationships between the antecedent conditions and the subjective feeling states alienation from work and alienation from expressive relations. The second group consisted of fourteen hypotheses to investigate the relationships between the subjective feeling states and attitudinal and behavioral consequences on the total sample and subgroup levels.;An empirical study to verify these hypotheses was implemented. The sample consisted of 232 working college graduates, and 127 supervisors. A questionnaire of two parts, one part filled in by the working graduates, and the other part by their supervisors. A number of correlational techniques were applied. The results indicated that: (1) On the total sample: In general, (a) there is a significant association between the antecedent conditions and the two indices of alienation; (b) there is a significant association between the two indices of alienation and levels of effort, performance, SE, job satisfaction, and the intention to leave. (2) On the subgroups: (a) contradictory life demands are more of a source of alienation from work for males and married than for females and singles; (b) disconfirmed expectations are more of a source of alienation from work for males, whites, those high on salary, and those working in profit organizations than their counterparts; (c) there are significant differences between males, females, whites, blacks, managers, professionals, those who are high on salary and those who are low on salary with regard to the degree of association between alienation from work and levels of effort, performance, SE, job satisfaction, and the intention to leave.;Areas for future research, theoretical contributions, and managerial implications were discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Business
