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Senatra (1977) in his rtudy found role conact to bes~gnifcantly related to low job satisfaction. Same findings wereconfumed by Carter (18781.Ahmed (1981) obtaned data from difIerent technologyorganraatlons Manufactunng and Banlung (N - 89 and 81managenal and non-managed personal nspcct~vely). The resultsshowed that role confllct was associated wth lower worksatlsfact~on for ~ndtvlduals on simple. low-scope jobs In long-l~nked (manufacrunng) techno lo^ and for ~ndlvlduals on complex.h~gh-scow jobs in mediat~ng Isen~ce) techno lo^Bemardm (1981) In his stud\ on 53 patrol officers, foundrole confllct to be slgnlficantly related to satlsfactlon u ~th the work~tself and uith supcn-tslon S~milar hndlngs were obtalned by Coldwell, (19811 on tuv samples of 100 black mdustnal workers each.But s~gnlficant d~fferences were also obtamed between rugrantand non-migrant black uvrkers wth regard to th~s aspectDabronrka (1981) diecussed problems (conflict situations) inthe process of rcalizatron of professional roles. These imply