An assessment of job attitudes held by hourly workers at a food processing plant

Author

• Charles J. Sheahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

5-31-1983

Degree Name

Master of Science in Management Engineering - (M.S.)

Department

Industrial and Management Engineering

First Advisor

Maurice Rucker

Abstract

This study applied Vroom's instrumentality-valence model to an assessment of the overall job attitude of hourly workers at a food processing plant. The specific job factors relating to the formation of overall job attitude are described and the managerial implications of the results are discussed. A short discussion of the relationship of these employees' attitudes to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory is also presented.

The results of the study indicate a moderate degree of job satisfaction based on Vroom's model. Additionally, the correlations of specific instrumentality to specific valence give a strong indication that the subjects value rewards they perceive as attainable, supporting Herzberg's concept of the assembly-line organization.

Recommended Citation

Sheahan, Charles J., "An assessment of job attitudes held by hourly workers at a food processing plant" (1983). Theses. 3607.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3607