Intrinsic, extrinsic, and risk propensity factors in the work attitudes of teachers, educational administrators, and business managers.

Citation

Miskel, C. (1974). Intrinsic, extrinsic, and risk propensity factors in the work attitudes of teachers, educational administrators, and business managers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 59(3), 339-343.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0036761

Abstract

Used the Borgatta, Ford, and Bohrnstedt Work Components Study Questionnaire to compare the job orientations of college-educated employees in educational and business organizations. The sample was composed of 432 teachers, 118 educational administrators, and 192 business managers. Multiple- and single-classification analysis of variance procedures were used to explore relationships and group differences across the attitudinal subscales. The hypothesis that the attitudes of educators differ from the attitudes of business managers toward intrinsic-extrinsic rewards and risk orientations was supported. Finally, a continuum of differing group profiles was proposed. (18 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)