Abstract - The overall objective of this study is to analyze the
results of data obtained from 94 questionnaires administered io 100
scientists and engineers employed in the Missile Systems Laboratory of
the U.S. Army Missile Command in order to empirically investigate and
identify the most important features of an engineer's or scientist's
work environment as they relate to job satisfaction and productivity,
and to recommend necessary steps for improvement of working climate
in the laboratory. More specifically, the data are analyzed 1) to
determine the factors involved in job satisfaction; 2) to relate
productivity to job satisfaction, salary, and age of respondents; and 3)
to determine, using a chi-square test of independence of classification,
if there is any relationship between productivity and job satisfaction.
The general conclusions arrived at, based on the sample information,
are that 1) job satisfaction is a multidimensional factor; 2) there is
general agreement between the findings of this study and similar
studies - the points of similarities and dissimilarities are discussed; and
3) there is statistically, significant relationship between productivity
and satisfaction.