job dissatisfaction. Job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are not opposing end points on a continuum. Thus, an elimination of job dissatis faction does not imply job satisfaction, or vice versa. As each of these phenomena holds the potential to independently affect the performance of an individual, it was essential to include each in the project investigations.
The methodological approaches in the studies reviewed held relevance for this current research. Both the instrumentation and the quantitative procedures employed were appropriate for this current research. One of the studies reviewed also mea sured perceived attitudes on the part of managerial personnel,
a procedure which was highly applicable to this current research.
The current research used an attitude survey to collect data related to perceptions and opinions of production man agers.
Four research questions were formulated for this study. The research questions were as follows:
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