Transcript Lecture 3

Slide 1 for Chapter 3
Work Adjustment Theory
Step 1:
Gaining self-understanding
Abilities - Encompass aptitudes (predicted skills) and acquired skills
General Aptitude Test Battery
general learning
numerical ability
form perception
eye-hand coordination
manual dexterity
verbal ability
spatial ability
clerical ability
finger dexterity
Interests - Derived from values and abilities
Values - Represent a group of needs, measured by the Minnesota
Importance Questionnaire
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Slide 2 for Chapter 3
Work Adjustment Theory: Values and Needs
Achievement
Ability utilization
Achievement
Status
Advancement
Recognition
Authority
Social Status
Comfort
Altruism
Activity
Co-workers
Independence
Moral values
Variety
Compensation
Security
Working Conditions
Safety
Company policies
and practices
Supervision human relations
Supervision technical
Autonomy
Creativity
Responsibility
Social Services
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Slide 3 for Chapter 3
Work Adjustment Theory
Step 2:
Obtaining Knowledge about the World of Work
Ability Patterns - Abilities that are important to an occupation as determined
by job analysts and GATB scores.
verbal ability
numerical ability
spatial ability
form perception
finger dexterity
clerical ability
manual dexterity
eye-hand coordination
Value Patterns - values that are reinforced by an occupation as determined by
patterns of responses to the Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire.
Achievement
Status
Safety
Comfort
Altruism
Autonomy
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Slide 4 for Chapter 3
Work Adjustment Theory
Step 3:
Integrating Information about Self and the World of Work
The Minnesota Occupational Classification System matches
Abilities
General Aptitude Test Battery Occupational
Ability Pattern
Values
Minnesota Importance Questionnaire
Values Pattern
Personality
The following factors describe a person’s adjustment to an occupation:
flexibility, activeness, reactiveness, and perseverance.
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Slide 5 for Chapter 3
Work Adjustment Theory
Assessment Instruments
Minnesota Importance Questionnaire
Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
Minnesota Satisfactoriness Scales
Slide 6 for Chapter 3
Satisfaction Grid for Work
Adjustment Theory
Plot your own grid using values from the MIQ for your current or another job.
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From Thompson and Blain (1992).
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