THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATION-BASED SELF-ESTEEM ON WORKPLACE OUTCOMES -AN EXAMINATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

Forty-six technicians employed by an ambulance and life flight service were surveyed to examine the effects of organization-based self-estee m (OBSE) on career outcomes and quality. Results show that those high in OBSE reported stronger career commitment and weaker career withdraw al intentions than those low in OBSE. Contrary to predictions, signifi cant differences were not found for career satisfaction and career ten ure. However, there was a significant difference between the high and low groups on the import of quality. Those low in OBSE tended to deval ue quality as compared to those high in OBSE. A post hoc analysis was conducted to offer insight into which aspects of quality were importan t to the high OBSE group.