The effects of social influence, as represented by work-group membership, on perceptions of job dimensions, manifest needs, and job attitudes are examined in a study of 113 engineers. There is evidence for a statistically significant effect of group membership on both needs and job dimensions. In turn, job dimensions, group membership, and job behaviors affect the development of job attitudes. The data provide support for a social information processing approach to analyzing attitudes and other personal constructs in work organizations.
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