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Title: Qualitative study of African-American job satisfaction in a scientific/technical research environment

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/508727· OSTI ID:508727
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  1. San Francisco Univ. (United States)

Many studies have been conducted in the area of job satisfaction. Its necessary attributes sor components have been studied, analyzed, validated, standardized, and normed, onpredominantly white male populations. Few of these studies have focused on people of color, specifically African-Americans, and fewer still on those African-Americans working in a high-tech, scientific and research environments. The researchers have defined what is necessary for the current dominent culture`s population, but are their findings applicable and valid for our nation`s other cultures and ethnic groups? Among the conclusions: the subjects felt that there was no real difference in job satisfiers from their white colleagues; however the subjects had the sense of community (African-American) and the need to give back to it. Frustrations included politics, funding, and lack of control.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
508727
Report Number(s):
UCRL-LR-126706; ON: DE97052680
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.A.); PBD: Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English