Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/217826 
Year of Publication: 
1983
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[Journal:] South African Journal of Business Management [ISSN:] 2078-5976 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] African Online Scientific Information Systems (AOSIS) [Place:] Cape Town [Year:] 1983 [Pages:] 45-52
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African Online Scientific Information Systems (AOSIS), Cape Town
Abstract: 
By means of self-report inventories, 163 White, male, English-speaking managers described their subjective experiences of job demands and their views of themselves as working people. The mean scores on the Jenkins Activity Survey (measuring Type A - B behaviour) were well above the means of high-scoring American samples. A factor analysis of all scores revealed four interpretable factors. 'Hard Managerial Work' reflected a heavy work load, long hours worked, high utilization of abilities, high participation, and Type A behaviour, with emphasis on hard-driving competitiveness, and role clarity - but all of these experienced rather positively. Another positive factor, 'Individualistic Dedication', reflected high job involvement, full utilization of abilities and low role conflict - more as a matter of personal participation than of reaction to demands. 'Subjective Distress' reflected exhaustion, role conflict, absence of friendliness, joylessness and Type A behaviour, with an emphasis on the rushed aspect of speed and impatience. The second negative factor, 'Vulnerability', reflected high levels of social support from superiors and co-workers, need for role clarity, joylessness, and low personality hardiness.
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