Measures of control, bases of power, satisfaction, and performance were obtained from 656 salesmen in 36 branch offices of a national firm selling intangibles. The most effective offices were characterized by the following high total control syndrome: (1) high levels of interpersonal control, and control over the office, by both office manager and salesmen; (2)… Continue reading Control, performance, and satisfaction: An analysis of structural and individual effects
Keyword: Satisfaction
Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Investigated, in 2 experiments, whether judgments of happiness and satisfaction with one’s life are influenced by mood at the time of judgment. In Exp I, moods were induced by asking 61 undergraduates for vivid descriptions of a recent happy or sad event in their lives. In Exp II, moods were induced by interviewing 84 participants… Continue reading Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Investigated, in 2 experiments, whether judgments of happiness and satisfaction with one's life are influenced by mood at the time of judgment. In Exp I, moods were induced by asking 61 undergraduates for vivid descriptions of a recent happy or sad event in their lives. In Exp II, moods were induced by interviewing 84 participants… Continue reading Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states