The construct of job knowledge has received increasing attention from researchers interested in the relations with variables such as performance ratings, work experience, job sample test scores, and ability. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the previously unexamined relationship of job knowledge to both job satisfaction and intention to turnover. Although job satisfaction and intention to turnover were negatively correlated as predicted, the job knowledge of 60 MBA students was independent of the other two variables.
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