This research effort examines the degree of and relationship among role ambiguity, job-related tension, and job satisfaction in a hospital environment. The specific research subjects chosen were hospital unit managers. Adaptation of the Kahn et al. national study was used to establish Role Ambiguity and Job Tension Indexes. The Brayfield-Rothe Job Satisfaction Index provided data concerning this latter variable. Findings of this study indicate that although the nature of the Unit Manager position is inherently satisfying, environmental factors contribute to a high degree of role ambiguity and job tension which tend to limit the satisfaction derived from the work.
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