Course Description

Reviews research on the job attitudes that tend to serve as independent and mediating variables in organizational behavior research. Such attitudes summarize how employees view their organizations, their supervisors, and their jobs. The seminar will also review methodological and theoretical issues relevant to attitudinal constructs.

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Athena Title

JOB ATTITUDES

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

To enable the student to understand the major attitudinal constructs in organizational behavior through in-depth discussions of the literature. To enable the student to assess the strengths and limitations of existing work on attitudinal constructs in organizational behavior. To provide the student with the methodological and theoretical skills to conduct primary research on attitudinal constructs in organizational behavior.

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Topical Outline

Specific topics covered include: • Job satisfaction • Organizational commitment • Motivation • Trust

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