The study was conducted in the headquarters of a mining company in Perth, Western Australia. The findings suggest that the dissonance factor (perceived leadership style received versus preferred style) was higher for women than for men. Women, in fact, desired a more democratic style of...

The findings are reported of a research study into certain personal organisational factors which may discriminate between two groups of employees, one which was categorised as plateaued and the other on‐plateaued. The respondents were drawn from a larger study of employees at the headquarters...

The influence of certain factors under the direct control of management and affecting the level of job satisfaction in the headquarters of a major local government in Western Australia are examined. It is concluded that those factors leading to conflict, whether internal (to the person) or...

The research reported in this article was conducted among nurses in a teaching hospital in Perth, Western Australia. The study looked at the perceived influence of different items on the job satisfaction of urses. It was discovered that intrinsic motivators were the major motivators for the...

Findings of a study conducted among the headquarters staff of a major Council in Perth, Western Australia are examined. It was found that women were less satisfied than men with their jobs. Women also appeared to believe that female‐dominated jobs were the first to be reduced during times of...

Plateaued employees can present problems for managers in that they do not respond to the usual motivators, such as promotion or career development. For this reason, managers need to understand something of the psychology of the plateaued worker in order to be able to get good, consistent and...

Organizations are under pressure to cope with factors such as resource scarcity, increased competition, slow economic growth, increased utilization of technology and an increase in acquisitions and/or mergers. All these can lead to downsizing of the workforce. Many organizations believe...

Describes the difference in attitudes between managers and shopfloor workers concerning the influences of productivity increases on outcomes from both groups. The study shows that the managerial group has more positive views of the influence of productivity increases on outcomes for shopfloor...