Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction Jane Singleton PSY 428 Organizational Psychology Laura fields Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction Definition of Job Satisfaction The research of the definition of job satisfaction yielded a variety of the same version. Job satisfaction refers to the way an individual feels about his job. According to the encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology‚ “job satisfaction is traditionally defined as a pleasurable or positive
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pportunity for Advancement Employees are more satisfied with their current job if they see a path available to move up the ranks in the company and be given more responsibility and along with it higher compensation. Many companies encourage employees to acquire more advanced skills that will lead to the chance of promotion. Companies often pay the cost of tuition for employees taking university courses‚ for example. During an employee’s annual performance review‚ a supervisor should map out a path
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Job Satisfaction Essay In the following essay I will discuss how I motivate myself and others to be productive. Further I will also describe how I keep myself satisfied in my job. In my current work environment I am a construction Project Coordinator‚ which a step below a Project Manager. My present duties are mainly administrative in nature‚ and require the coordination of activities under the supervision of a Project Manager. The construction industry is booming in British Columbia
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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
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employees and their organization has been always attracted a considerable attention from the public these days. Therefore‚ there are numerous researchers doing thousands of researching projects related to this head topic like Argyris (1957)‚ Myer and Allen (1997). Job satisfaction and employees’ attitude have an effect to the capacity and productivity at the workplace directly. People who are very satisfied with their job often work greater effective or lack of absenteeism‚ quitting job and late for work
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In the age of increased globalization (refer to appendix 1.a‚ pg 12)‚ and as many corporations are becoming international in scope and scale‚ organizations are faced with making radical restructuring choices in order to remain competitive and flexible in today’s environment. The impact of globalization has altered the manner in which businesses function and conduct their operations‚ and it has influenced virtually every area of business practice. Technological advancements such as high speed
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INTRODUCTION A teacher‚ who is happy with his job‚ plays a pivotal role in the upliftment of society. Well adjusted and satisfied teacher can contribute a lot to the well being of his/her pupils. A dissatisfied teacher can become irritable and may create tensions which can have negative influence on the students’ learning process and it consequently affects their academic growth. Job satisfaction implies the overall adjustment to work situation. Attitude is readiness to react towards or against
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at work job satisfaction is an important element of everyone’s individual well-being. “Job satisfaction is a positive feeling that one gets about a job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics (Robbins‚ S. P.‚ & Judge‚ T. A. pg. 75‚ 2013).”The top five factors and why they are important to me would have to be job security‚ relationship with co-workers‚ safety with in the work place‚ compensation / pay‚ and benefits. Job security Job security is important to me so that I can avoid any
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IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CULTURE ON JOB SATISFACTION‚ JOB STRESS AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION: A SURVEY OF EXISTING LITREATURE ABSTRACT Effectively managing human resources in the organizations is a big concern both for HR managers and the policy makers of the organization. To have a satisfied‚ motivated‚ less stressed performing workforce an organization must have consistency amongst its structure‚ system‚ people‚ culture and good fit with the strategy. In this paper an attempt has been
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Nowadays‚ job satisfaction has become an important issue for workers since it closely relates to physical and mental well-being. In order to find out what makes work satisfying‚ Studs Terkel interviewed three workers about their jobs in 1974 and Ethan Winning did a survey about job satisfaction in 2004. According to their results and my observation‚ there are three main factors that affect the job satisfaction: Salary and special incentives from jobs‚ personal and professional growth opportunities
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