bullet2 Appendix A: Charts and Tables


Mean
SD
Highest Score
6.3
 0.57
I feel a great sense of personal satisfaction when I do this job well.
6.1
 1.1
My opinion of myself goes up when I do this job well.
5.8
 0.87
I feel bad and unhappy when I discover that I have performed less well than I should have on this job.
5.4
 1.1
The people I talk to and work with on the job.
5.4
 1.2
I am generally satisfied with the kind of work I do in this job.



Mean
SD
Lowest Score
1.9
 1.2
The amount of pay and fringe benefits I receive.
2.0
 0.58
My own feelings generally are not affected much one way or the other by how well I perform this job.
2.3
 1.5
The degree to which I am fairly paid for what I contribute to this orchestra.
2.6
 1.1
The amount of support and guidance I receive from orchestra management.
2.9
 1.0
The overall quality of the management I receive in my work.



Mean
SD
Highest Standard Deviation
4.0
 1.9
If I teach, it is mostly because I need the money.
3.3
 1.7
I frequently think of quitting this job.
4.3
 1.6
The amount of personal growth and development I get in doing this job.
3.3
 1.6
The degree of respect and fair treatment I receive from management.
4.3
 1.6
The amount of challenge in my job.
4.6
 1.6
The amount of job security I have.



Mean
SD
Lowest Standard Deviation
6.3
 0.57
I feel a great sense of personal satisfaction when I do this job well.
2.0
 0.58
My own feelings generally are not affected much one way or the other by how well I perform this job.
5.8
 0.87
I feel bad and unhappy when I discover that I have performed less well than I should have on this job.
5.0
 0.95
The feeling of worthwhile accomplishment I get from doing my job.
2.9
1.0
The overall quality of the management I receive in my work.
2.6
 1.1
The amount of support and guidance I receive from orchestra management.


Survey analysis in SAS

Items:

1. Survey catalog number (1- 22)

career includes (1 for yes, 0 for no)

2. performing with this orchestra (22 yes)

3. performing with other ensembles/gigs (22 yes)

4. teaching lessons on my instrument (19 yes, 3 no)

5. teaching other music classes (5 yes, 17 no)

6. other (22 no)

7. time as  a full-time orchestra musician (0.1-15 years, mean is 6.1 years)

For the next set: 1= strongly disagree to 7= strongly agree

in the left column: Number. Mean (Standard Deviation)

8. 6.1 (1.1)
My opinion of myself goes up when I do this job well.
9. 4.0 (1.5)
Generally speaking, I am very satisfied with this job.
10. 5.8 (0.87)
I feel bad and unhappy when I discover that I have performed less well than I should have on this job.
11. 3.3 (1.7)
I frequently think of quitting this job.
12. 2.0 (0.58)
My own feelings generally are not affected much one way or the other by how well I perform this job.
13. 5.4 (1.2)
I am generally satisfied with the kind of work I do in this job.
14. 6.3 (0.57)
I feel a great sense of personal satisfaction when I do this job well.
15. 3.1 (1.4)
I live, eat, and breathe my job.
16. 4.0 (1.9)
If I teach, it is mostly because I need the money.
17. 4.5 (1.4)
If I teach, it is mostly because I enjoy it.


For the next set: 1= extremely dissatisfied to 7= extremely satisfied

18. 5.4 (1.1)
The people I talk to and work with on the job.
19. 5.0 (0.95)
The feeling of worthwhile accomplishment I get from doing my job.
20. 2.6 (1.1)
The amount of support and guidance I receive from orchestra management.
21. 4.4 (1.5)
How secure things look for me in the future of this orchestra.
22. 4.3 (1.6)
The amount of challenge in my job.
23. 4.5 (1.2)
The chance to help other people while at work.
24. 1.9 (1.2)
The amount of pay and fringe benefits I receive.
25. 3.7 (1.4)
The amount of independent thought and action I can exercise in my work.
26. 3.3 (1.6)
The degree of respect and fair treatment I receive from management.
27. 5.1 (1.2)
The chance to get to know other people while on the job.
28. 2.3 (1.5)
The degree to which I am fairly paid for what I contribute to this orchestra.
29. 4.4 (1.4)
The amount which I am paid for teaching, if I do.
30. 4.6 (1.6)
The amount of job security I have.
31. 2.9 (1.0)
The overall quality of the management I receive in my work.
32. 4.3 (1.6)
The amount of personal growth and development I get in doing this job.


CATEGORY GROUPINGS:


Measures from 1991 Musician Survey: (FWCS results in parenthesis)

Measure
# q
# resp
Mean
SD
Internal Work Motivation (8, 10, 14)
3
921
6.210      (6.06)
0.786
General Satisfaction (9, 11, 13)
3
922
5.609      (4.23)
1.214
Job involvement (15)
1
916
4.700      (3.1)
2.043
Satisfaction with: compensation (24, 28)
2
908
3.867      (2.1)
1.746
     Job Security (21, 30)
2
907
4.824      (4.5)
1.478
     Management (20, 26, 31)
3
909
4.285      (2.9)
1.478
     Work Relationships (18, 23, 27)
3
911
4.927      (5.0)
0.978
     Growth Opportunities (19, 22, 25, 32)
4
910
4.835      (4.3)
1.172

JT teaching:

Internal motivation (17)

External Motivation (16, 29)



Grouping Correlations (FWCS Data Only):


Correlations
value
probability
Growth Opportunities and Job Involvement
0.438
0.047
Growth Opportunities and Compensation
0.621
0.003
Growth Opportunities and Work Relationships
-0.47
0.036
Job Security and Teaching (Internal motivation)
0.52
0.016
Job Security and Teaching (External motivation)
0.594
0.006
General Satisfaction and Time in the orchestra
0.441
0.04
Teaching (Internal motivation) and Teaching (External motivation)
-0.82
0.001