The multidimensionality of communication satisfaction was explored in
three stages. An original questionnaire was administered and factor-
analyzed. On this basis, a new questionnaire was refined and administered
to four different organizations in order to compare the factor structures
derived from each. Finally, each of the stability factors were correlated
with a global measure of job satisfaction.
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