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- Item'n Bedryfsielkundige ondersoek na die werkstevredenheid van dubbelinkomstegesin, enkelinkomstegesin en enkelouergesin werknemers(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12) Lordan, Daleen; Vos, H. D.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The increasing phenomenon of dual-income families, where both the husband and his wife are active in the labour force, as well as single parents, are part of the present workforce diversity in the South African labour force. The issue is not only a worker's affair, but also a business affair. The demographic changes in the labour force, differences in workers' expectations, die provision and adaptation of human resource policy, workers' productivity and the organisation's image as a concerned employer are the issues that, for the sake of organisational efficiency and survival, need to be addressed by management. Organisations should soon come to the realisation that dual-income and single parent workers will in future he a fundamental part of the labour force, to make adaptation easier. The primary goal of this study was to determine if there is a statistical significant difference between dual-income, single-income and single parent worker's job satisfaction. The secondary goal was firstly to determine if there is a statistical significant difference between dual-income, single-income and single parent workers concerning a selected number of variables. A further goal was to determine the moderate influence of a selected number of variables on the job satisfaction of dual-income, single-income and single parent workers. The variables were gender, age, job level, working hours, importance of life role, number of dependent children, ages of dependent children, the wife's motivation for participation in the labour force, role overload, time pressure, limitation of career success, financial circumstances, work schedule, organisational policy, division of household tasks and marital support. A comprehensive discussion on dual-income workers, single parent workers and job satisfaction was presented. A theoretical model of the multiple facetted dimensions of the dual-income and single parent lifestyle served as foundation for the study. The test sample consisted of 295 employees of the University of Stellenbosch, 204 of which were dual-income workers, 50 single income workers and 41 single parent workers. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part measured the biographical and moderate variables. The second part was the South African version of the "Job Descriptive Index" (JDI). The JDI measures the employees' satisfaction concerning the following five dimensions, namely the work itself, salary, opportunities for promotion, supervision and co-workers. The sum of the JDI. dimensions was also calculated to serve as a measurement of the employees' general job satisfaction. The results show firstly a statistical significant difference between dual-income and single parent workers in respect of general job satisfaction, the work itself and salary. There was also a statistical significant difference between single-income and single parent workers in respect of the work itself. The results show secondly a noticeable difference between the three family structures concerning gender, job level, working hours, number of children and importance of life role. There was also a statistical significant difference between the three family structures concerning role overload and time pressure. The results also show that organisational policy, time pressure, limitation of career success, financial circumstances, work schedule and marital support have a statistical significant influence on employees' job satisfaction. The results did not show any further statistical significant results. The main objectives of this study were successfully achieved. Conclusions and recommendations for further research were made based on the results of the study.