Job satisfaction and congruence of personality type and job environment type: An application of Holland's theory to selected fulltime employees of a major university

摘要

This study seeks to examine the relationship between the phenomenon of job satisfaction and the phenomenon of congruence of personality type and job environment type as advocated by Holland's theory of career choice. For this study, the full-time employees of a major universtiy who are currently occupied in positions which are defined by the U.S. Department of Labor as "semi-skilled and unskilled" jobs, are dichotomized into Group One, (the individuals who are currently seeking substantial additional skills) and Group Two, (the individuals who are not currently seeking substantial additional skills).;To determine the possible relationship between the phenomenon of Person/Environment match, the Self-Directed Search (SDS) developed by Holland (1973, 1985) was used. To determine the level of job satisfaction, the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) developed by Smith, Kendall, and Hulin (1969, 1985) was used.;Seven hypotheses are formulated to determine the possible relationships. A statistically significant relationship was determined between the means of the two groups on the dependent variables, level of formal educational attainment; career planning awareness; length of job tenure; and age. No statistically significant relationships were determined between Holland Personality type and occupational code match/discrepancy and job satisfaction.