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One hundred and fifty-two jobs in a large (N = 1,313) midwestern printing company were classified into vertical (job level) and horizontal (functional specialty) distributions to investigate differences in employee attitudes. Descriptions of leader behavior (the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire's Initiating Structure scale) and four aspects of satisfaction (the Job Descriptive Index Scales: Satisfaction with Work, Pay, Supervision, and Co-Workers) were assessed. A 3 (job level) X 5 (functional specialty) multivariate analysis of variance demonstrated significant differences in job attitudes for both job level and functional specialty. A discriminant analysis separated the functional specialty and job-level groupings along two dimensions in terms of satisfaction with work itself and pay, and initiating structure. The results suggest that these two organizational structure characteristics summarize influences of managerial style, local norms, goals, and job requirements that affect individual attitudes and perceptions of work situation.

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