H. Dudley Dewhirst

Influence of Perceived Information-Sharing Norms on Communication Channel Utilization

Research on communication channel use has shown that interpersonal channels are generally more efficient than written channels. However, using interpersonal channels involves a psychological cost, ...

Goal-setting attributes, personality variables, and job satisfaction

Abstract The relationships between four goal-setting attributes identified by factor analytic procedures and job satisfaction were investigated among 271 scientists and engineers at a nuclear research and development center. Positive relationships between the goal-setting attributes and satisfaction were found. Further, it was found that need for achievement, need for autonomy, and need for affiliation as measured by the Gough Adjective Checklist did not significantly moderate the goal-setting attribute-job satisfaction relationships.

Self-Esteem as a Moderator of Performance-Satisfaction Relationships.

Abstract Kormans (Journal of Applied Psychology, 1968 , 52 , 484–490) prediction that performance and satisfaction should be positively related for high self-esteem individuals and unrelated for low self-esteem individuals was tested with samples of scientists, engineers, homemakers, firefighters, and clerical workers. Although there was a slight tendency for this prediction to be supported with the male scientist, engineer, and firefighter samples, Kormans theory was unsupported in the homemaker and clerical worker samples. Since the correlations found for low and high self-esteem persons significantly differed in only one of eight comparisons, self-esteem did not appear to be a reliable moderator of the performance-satisfaction relationship. Problems with previous studies purporting to test Kormans prediction are discussed, and the possibility of a confound between self-esteem and sex role and/or status is introduced.

Vocational interest and personality differences between development and research personnel: A field study

Abstract Employees classified into development and research groups were contrasted for differences in vocational interest and personality inventory responses. Discriminant and classification analyses indicated that these two groups could be distinguished. Development personnel exhibited greater interests in supervisory-related areas, but researchers showed a tendency toward high specialization and academic interests. With respect to personality characteristics, development personnel described themselves as more dominant, defensive, and achieving, yet less critical than research personnel.

Moderating Effects of Organizational Climate on Relationships between Goal-Setting Attributes and Employee Satisfaction.

Abstract The moderating effects of nine organizational climate factors were examined on the relationships between four goal-setting attributes and three measures of employee satisfaction. Subjects were 245 scientists and engineers participating in an MBO program. Researchers did not find sufficient evidence to warrant a general statement concerning the moderating effects of organizational climate in this context. Explanations, however, are offered for the specific moderating effects which were discovered.

Technological intensity as a predictor vs. a moderator of the competitive responses to new entrants

Anecdotal and conceptual literature suggests that technology is strongly linked to the competitive nature of the marketplace (Fraker, 1984; Porter, 1988). But empirical work has yet to document the precise nature of such a link. There is reason to believe a market’s technological intensity (e.g., levels of RD rather, the market’s technological intensity influences what other variables are predictors of rivalry. In other words, rivalry in high tech and low tech markets will be best described using models containing different variables. The distinction being made holds significant implications for researchers. If technological intensity moderates the factors that predict rivalry rather than simply predicting rivalry directly, it suggests a fundamentally different sort of modeling effort. It suggests that it is inadequate to merely search for main effects, and that