JOB SATISFACTION AND THE DESIRE FOR CHANGE

QUESTIONNAIRE DATA ON OFFICE EMPLOYEES' GENERAL READINESS FOR CHANGE, SATISFACTION WITH EXISTING AMOUNTS OF 14 JOB ASPECTS, AND DESIRE FOR JOB-ASPECT CHANGE WERE USED IN TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A PERSON'S DESIRE FOR SPECIFIC CHANGES IS GOVERNED NOT ONLY BY THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ATTRACTIVENESS TO HIM OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL JOB CHARACTERISTICS BUT ALSO BY HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE VERY PROCESS OF CHANGE. THE HYPOTHESIS IS UPHELD BY RESULTS OF MULTIPLE-REGRESSION ANALYSES OF AGGREGATE SCORES AND OF DATA FOR SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL JOB ASPECTS. (27 REF.)