JOB SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION By Bambang Fahruddin, S.Pd Posted: May 29th, 2008 INTRODUCTION The discussion of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction is largely generated from the theories proposed by Maslow which is known with the so call “the needs theory” and Herzberg’s theory that is called “two-factor theory” or “hygiene theory”. Both job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are assumed critical for the organizations to manage since they absolutely affect the productivity as well as the
employment relations. Effective employment relations strategies will help reduce the impact of change on the workforce and result in a smooth implementation. Qantas is an example of a business that identified a need for improve effectiveness to better build employee’s motivation and more productivity. The indicator of effectiveness is: High staff turn over High levels of absenteeism Accidents Poor customer service Disputes and internal conflict Absenteeism is refers to employee absence on
study of job-related attitudes. OB specifically focuses on three attitudes: job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment Job satisfaction In the field of OB, job satisfaction is one of the most important and widely studied attitudes. Job satisfaction refers to an individual 's general attitude towards his or her job. It has been described by Edwin A. Locke as the pleasurable or positive emotional state that results when an individual evaluates his job or job experience. Job
Employee Attitude and Satisfaction in a Prison Name Course Professor's Name Date of Submission Employee Attitude and Satisfaction in a Prison: As a new warden at a large prison in America, I have noticed that the prison is plagued with several physical quarrels and gang loyalties that are divided along racial lines. In addition, the prison staff has had several problems that are related to racial identity as evident in staff arrangement based on racial groups during a turnout before shift-change
Introduction This section provides an overview of the existing literature on Needs and Needs hierarchy “job satisfaction”, “Employee Turnover” and “Employee retention”. It highlights various theoretical frameworks relevant to the investigation. It presents the definition of employee turnover, discusses the impact of employee turnover on organization, and identifies the antecedents of turnover, including job related factors. These literatures will assist in constructing frameworks for further research.
Literature Review 2.1Job Satisfaction Wicker (2011) explains that job satisfaction has been made to refer to a variety of facets throughout the years. One such perspective on job satisfaction would be the sense of inner fulfillment and pride when performing a specific job. In addition, an employee who feels that he or she has completed, something of importance, as well as, worthy of recognition, explains Webster (2010). The presence of pleasurable emotions, that leads an employee towards a positive mind
"intention to turnover" is negatively related with "job satisfaction". H2: The "intention to turnover" is negatively related with "organizational commitment". H3: The "job performance" is positively related with "job satisfaction". H4: The "job performance"is positively related with "organizational commitment". According to the analysis done since today, we can say that the relaton between intention to turnover and job satisfaction is negatively correlated. Also intention to turnover and organizational
Morse (1997) “Satisfaction refers to the level of fulfillment of one’s needs, wants and desire. Satisfaction depends on what an individual wants from the world, and what he gets.” Employee satisfaction is a measure of how happy workers are with their job and working environment. It is undeniable that there are many different factors affecting organizational effectiveness, and one of them is employee satisfaction. Also, it is said that a satisfied employee is a productive employee, so every company
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS CORRELATE OF ABSENTEEISM AT WORK STATION INTRODUCTION All organizations, be it business, educational or government are social systems. These are run by people, Example: Industrial organization, is a combination of men, money, machinery, material and management. The functioning of an organization depends upon how people work or behave in the organization. The scientific management came into existence to focus on behavioural aspects of management. Failure of scientific
authority to do their job at their own, means self-directed. Specifically in Brandix Theory X is not in use and by using Theory Y, people are motivated and guided to work on their own. Sewing machine operators are trained to work on their own with the LEAN initiatives. This is one of the best way to get their job satisfied. Factors that Influence Job Satisfaction Pay: Wages and salaries are important factors for job satisfaction. Money not only