The article discusses the relationship between employee abilities and job satisfaction. The author notes a number of objectives to the study in question. The first is to investigate the relationship between employee ability and job satisfaction. Another is to extend earlier research on this relationship as a function of tasks. Results from the study indicate that more capable naval personnel have intentions to leave the service sooner than less capable service members. According to the author, strong negative correlations were found between ability and performance.
The construct validity of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) was investigated by using a meta-analysis to summarize previous empirical studies that examined antecedents, correlates, and consequences of job satisfaction. In total, 79 unique correlates with a combined total of 1,863 correlations were associated with the JDI subdimensions. The construct validity of the JDI was supported by (a) acceptable estimates of internal consistency and test–retest reliability, (b) results that conform to a nomological network of job satisfaction relationships, and (c) demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity. Contrasting results with previous meta-analytic findings offered further support for the JDI’s construct validity. Limitations of the JDI and suggestions for future research are discussed.
The capability indices Cp, CPU, CPL, k and Cpk are presented and related to process parameters. These indices are shown to form a complementary system of measures of process performance, and can be used with bilateral and unilateral tolerances, with or ..