Richard M. Steers

Motivation and Politics in Executive Compensation

For the past 30 years, economists and management theorists have empirically investigated the compensation of top executives. An issue that has received critical attention is wha...

The measurement of organizational commitment

Influence of Organization Structure on Role Conflict and Ambiguity for Three Occupational Groupings.

The impact of organization structure on perceptions of role conflict and ambiguity was examined within a multivariate framework and found to explain substantial portions of vari...

Organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover among psychiatric technicians.

Abstract : A study is reported of the variations in organizational commitment and job satisfaction, as related to subsequent turnover in a sample of recently-employed psychiatri...

Organizational, work, and personal factors in employee turnover and absenteeism.

Major influences on employee attendance: A process model.

Abstract : Based on a review of 104 empirical studies, this paper presents a model of employee attendance in work organizations. It is suggested, based on the literature, that a...

A behaviorally-based measure of manifest needs in work settings

The role of achievement motivation in job design.

Abstract : This study examines the effects of job scope and need for achievement on managerial commitment and performance. It was hypothesized that high scope jobs would be asso...

Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational Commitment