SURVEY OF WORK EXPERIENCES

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SURVEY OF WORK EXPERIENCES

SECTION A : ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES

Organizations emphasize some values over others. In the table below,

circle the numbers which reflect how important you think each item is to
your organization. Using the response categories provided below, give a
high rating to items which you feel your organization really values and
a lower rating to items which you feel your organization does not value.

1 = very little importance 4 = a moderate amount of importance

2 = little importance 5 = quite a lot of importance
3 = some importance 6 = great importance

_____________________________________________________________________
Degree of importance
Items to your organization
_____________________________________________________________________

Achievement of personal goals and self

development 1 2 3 4 5 6

Conformity to rules and regulations 1 2 3 4 5 6

Efficiency 1 2 3 4 5 6

Employee job satisfaction and morale 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flexibility 1 2 3 4 5 6

Loyalty 1 2 3 4 5 6

Management of conflict between people 1 2 3 4 5 6

Obedience to authority 1 2 3 4 5 6

Open communication 1 2 3 4 5 6

Personal responsibility 1 2 3 4 5 6

Pressure on individuals to succeed 1 2 3 4 5 6

Recognizing individual viewpoints when

making important decisions 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Social recognition for individual performance 1 2 3 4 5 6

Teamwork and co-operation 1 2 3 4 5 6

Utilization of individuals' skills and

expertise 1 2 3 4 5 6

Working hard 1 2 3 4 5 6
______________________________________________________________________

SECTION B : PERSONAL VALUES

Each of us values certain things more than others. We would like you to
rate the items listed below in terms of how important they are to you at
work. Please use the response categories provided, with high ratings
indicating that the item is of great importance to you personally and
low ratings indicating that the item is of lesser importance to you
personally.

1 = very little importance 4 = a moderate amount of importance

2 = little importance 5 = quite a lot of importance
3 = some importance 6 = great importance

________________________________________________________________________
Degree of importance
Items to you personally
________________________________________________________________________

Achievement of personal goals and self

development 1 2 3 4 5 6

Conformity to rules and regulations 1 2 3 4 5 6

Efficiency 1 2 3 4 5 6

Satisfaction with my job 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flexibility 1 2 3 4 5 6

Loyalty 1 2 3 4 5 6

Management of conflict between people 1 2 3 4 5 6

Obedience to authority 1 2 3 4 5 6

Open communication 1 2 3 4 5 6

Personal responsibility 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Pressure on me to succeed 1 2 3 4 5 6

Participation in important decisions 1 2 3 4 5 6

Social recognition for my performance 1 2 3 4 5 6

Teamwork and co-operation 1 2 3 4 5 6

Utilization of my skills and expertise 1 2 3 4 5 6

Working hard 1 2 3 4 5 6
______________________________________________________________________
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SECTION C : FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR JOB

Please indicate the extent that each of the following statements

reflects how you feel about your job. Use the following numbers to
indicate your agreement or disagreement with each statement:

1 = strongly disagree
2 = moderately disagree
3 = slightly disagree
4 = neither agree nor disagree
5 = slightly agree
6 = moderately agree
7 = strongly agree

C1. I am very much involved personally in my job. _____

C2. I have very strong ties with my present job which would be very
difficult to break. _____

C3. I try not to invest too much of my energy in my job. _____

C4. A lot of my interests are centered around my job. _____

C5. I like to be absorbed in my job most of the time. _____

C6. Overall, I do not feel very committed to my job. _____

C7. I consider my job to be very central to my existence. _____

C8. Many of my personal life goals are job oriented. _____

C9. To me, my job is only a small part of who I am. _____

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SECTION D : JOB SATISFACTION

Now we would like to ask you how satisfied you are with various aspects
of your present job. Please circle the number which best indicates how
you feel about each of following aspects of your work.

1 = very dissatisfied
2 = moderately dissatisfied
3 = slightly dissatisfied
4 = neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
5 = slightly satisfied
6 = moderately satisfied
7 = very satisfied
N/A = not applicable to me
________________________________________________________________________
Job aspect Degree of satisfaction
________________________________________________________________________

Financial rewards (pay, fringe benefits) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Job security 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

My workload 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Opportunities for promotion/advancement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Relations with my co-workers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

The way my boss handles his/her 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

subordinates

Physical working conditions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Variety in my work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

The competence of my supervisor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Amount of challenge in my job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Support from others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Opportunities to use my skills and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

abilities

The praise I get from doing a good job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Amount of freedom to decide how to do 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

my work
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The way organizational policies are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
put into practice

My job as a whole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

________________________________________________________________________
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SECTION E : FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION
Questions in this section of the survey deal with your feelings about
the company in which you work. Thinking about the particular
organization in which you are now working, indicate the extent of your
agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements.

1 = strongly disagree 5 = slightly agree

2 = moderately disagree 6 = moderately agree
3 = slightly disagree 7 = strongly agree
4 = neither agree nor disagree

E1. I do not feel a strong sense of belonging to my organization.

_____

E2. I do not feel "emotionally attached" to this organization. _____

E3. This organization has a great deal of personal meaning for me.
_____

E4. I do not feel "part of the family" in this organization. _____

E5. I would be very happy to spend the rest of my career with this
organization. _____

E6. I enjoy discussing my organization with people outside it. _____

E7. I really feel as if this organization's problems are my own. _____

E8. I think I could easily become as attached to another organization

as I am to this one. _____

E9. Right now, staying with this organization is a matter of necessity

as much as desire. _____

E10. One of the major reasons I continue to work for this organization
is that leaving would require considerable personal sacrifice.
Another organization may not match the overall benefits I have
here. _____

E11. I feel I have too few options to consider leaving this

organization. _____

E12. One of the few negative consequences of leaving this organization

would be the scarcity of available alternatives. _____

E13. It would be very hard for me to leave this organization right now,
even if I wanted to. _____

E14. Too much in my life would be disrupted if I decided I wanted to

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leave my organization now. _____

E15. It wouldn't be too costly for me to leave my organization in the

near future. _____
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E16. I am afraid of what might happen if I quit my job without having
another one lined up. _____

E17. Overall, to what extent do you identify with your organization?

Circle the response which best describes how committed you feel to
this firm or company.

1 2 3 4 5
Not very A little To some Moderately Very
much extent much

E18. Thinking about the response you gave to question E17, briefly
describe the reasons you feel that way about your organization.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

E19. To what extent do you identify with each of the following aspects
of your organization? Use the numbers below to indicate how
committed you feel to each one.

1 = Not very much 4 = Moderately

2 = A little 5 = Very much
3 = To some extent N/A = Not applicable to me

_____ The values and goals of your organization

_____ Values held by members of your profession

_____ Top management

_____ Your immediate supervisor(s)

_____ Your coworkers/colleagues

_____ Your subordinates

_____ Customers, clients or consumers of your organization's

products or services
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_____ A labour/trade/professional union you belong to
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E20. Are there any other aspects of this organization that you identify
with? If so, please describe them briefly in the spaces below and
rate your commitment to each one on the same 1-5 scale used in
question E19.

Rating

(a) ____________________________________________________ _____

(b) ____________________________________________________ _____

(c) ____________________________________________________ _____

E21. Each organization is to some extent different in the way that it

does things. Use the following response categories to indicate the
extent you agree or disagree with the ways in which your
organization handles the tasks listed below.

1 = strongly disagree 5 = slightly agree

2 = moderately disagree 6 = moderately agree
3 = slightly disagree 7 = strongly agree
4 = neither agree nor disagree DK = don't know

(a) Procedures for helping new employees to "learn the ropes" and feel
at home _____

(b) Procedures for assessing the job performance of personnel _____

(c) Training policies and procedures _____

(d) Reward systems used in this organization (e.g. pay/salary) _____

(e) Promotion policies and procedures in this organization _____

(f) Decision making procedures _____

(g) Personnel selection procedures _____

(h) Human resource management policies and practices _____

(i) Overall management style within the organization _____

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SECTION F : PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES

In this section, we look at how much support you feel that you receive
from your organization. Use the numbers below to indicate the extent to
which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

1 = strongly disagree 5 = slightly agree

2 = moderately disagree 6 = moderately agree
3 = slightly disagree 7 = strongly agree
4 = neither agree nor disagree DK = don't know

My organization:

F1. Values my contribution to its well-being. _____

F2. Would hire someone to replace me at a lower salary, if it could do

so. _____

F3. Fails to appreciate any extra effort from me. _____

F4. Strongly considers my goals and values. _____

F5. Would ignore any complaint from me. _____

F6. Disregards my best interests when it makes decisions that affect

me. _____

F7. Makes help available when I have a problem. _____

F8. Really cares about my well-being. _____

F9. Is willing to extend itself in order to help me perform my job

to the best of my ability. _____

F10. Would fail to notice, even if I did the best job possible. _____

F11. Is willing to help me when I need a special favour. _____

F12. Cares about my general satisfaction at work. _____

F13. Would take advantage of me, if given the opportunity. _____

F14. Shows very little concern for me. _____

F15. Cares about my opinions. _____

F16. Takes pride in my accomplishments at work. _____

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F17. Tries to make my job as interesting as possible. _____
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SECTION G : OFF-JOB ACTIVITIES

We now turn to your life and activities outside of your work. For each
of the following questions, please circle the response which best
reflects how you feel about your "non-work" (off-the-job) activities.

G1. How much of yourself do you invest in your off-job activities?

1 Nothing

2 Very little

3 Some

4 A fair amount

5 A great deal

G2. To what extent do your off-job activities help you to achieve your
personal life goals?

1 Not at all

2 Very little

3 To some extent

4 A moderate amount

5 Very much

G3. How personally involved are you in off-the-job activities?

1 Not very involved at all

2 Only a little involved

3 Involved to some extent

4 Moderately involved

5 Very much involved

G4. Overall, how important to you are your "non-work" activities?

1 Not at all important to me

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2 Slightly important to me

3 Of some importance to me

4 Important to me

5 Very important to me
SECTION H : SATISFACTION WITH NONWORK LIFE

We would like you now to think about specific areas of your life outside
of your employment. Please circle the number which best indicates how
you feel about each specific activity.

1 = Very dissatisfied 5 = Slightly satisfied

2 = Moderately dissatisfied 6 = Moderately satisfied
3 = Slightly dissatisfied 7 = Very satisfied
4 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied N/A = Not applicable to me

________________________________________________________________________
Activity Level of satisfaction
________________________________________________________________________

Household and family chores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Family activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

(e.g. with partner, children, relatives)

Sporting activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Organized social activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
(e.g. clubs)

Community activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

(e.g. church, community service)

Informal social activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

(e.g. entertaining, parties, etc.)

Hobbies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
Self-education 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

Other recreational and leisure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A

activities
(e.g. watching TV, concerts, etc.)
________________________________________________________________________

Overall, how satisfied are you with your "non-work" life? (Circle one
response.)
1 Very dissatisfied
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2 Moderately dissatisfied

3 Slightly dissatisfied

4 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

5 Slightly satisfied

6 Moderately satisfied

7 Very satisfied
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SECTION I : BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS

Finally, we finish with a few background questions that will help us

better understand your responses.

I1. What is your current job (occupational) title? Please be specific.

__________________________________________________________________

I2. How long have you been employed in your present job?

________ years ________ months

I3. How long have you worked within this organization?

________ years ________ months

I3. Which of the following best describes your current position?

(Please place a checkmark by the appropriate category.)

______ Executive/senior management

______ Middle level management

______ First level management/supervisor

______ Non-managerial

I5. In which year were you born? 19____ (please fill in the year)

I6. Are you male ________ or female ________

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Please check to make sure you have answered all questions, then return
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project is very much appreciated and we look forward to sending you a
summary of the results.