Link Between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance
Acknowledgement
This research project would not have been possible without the support of some people.
I would like to acknowledge and thank my supervisor Dr. Michela Betta for her constant guidance and insightful comments and taking my tangential discussions in the most sporting and supporting manner. Besides, I would also like to thank Mr Parikshat Verma for his insights and the valuable discussions I had with him in regards to the topic. Finally, I would like to thank my wife for her patience and support during these trying circumstances.
Executive Summary
Job satisfaction and job performance have held a great interest for social psychologists for almost a century. The interest stems from the alleged relationship and interplay between these two elements. This research thesis attempts to find out the nature and magnitude of this relationship along with the impact of any influencing variables. Research for this report included a review of previous studies pertaining to the alleged relationship between the two main elements, in particular three studies by Brayfield and Crockett (1955), Iaffaldano and Muchinsky (1985) and by Judge et al (2001) have been covered. The major finding indicate that the strength, nature, direction and indeed the very existence of the relationship depends not on job satisfaction and job performance but on some other influencing variables (ex-situational constraints, culture, personality, commitment etc.) and any reading of this relationship needs to be read in the proper context with thorough understanding of these variables.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Research questions 3. Literature survey 4. Theoretical Background 5. Methodology 6. Methods 7. Aims and Objectives 8. Conclusion 9. References 10. Appendix
Introduction
Job satisfaction and job performance
Job satisfaction and job performance have always been very integral, albeit contentious issues pertaining to overall
This research project would not have been possible without the support of some people.
I would like to acknowledge and thank my supervisor Dr. Michela Betta for her constant guidance and insightful comments and taking my tangential discussions in the most sporting and supporting manner. Besides, I would also like to thank Mr Parikshat Verma for his insights and the valuable discussions I had with him in regards to the topic. Finally, I would like to thank my wife for her patience and support during these trying circumstances.
Executive Summary
Job satisfaction and job performance have held a great interest for social psychologists for almost a century. The interest stems from the alleged relationship and interplay between these two elements. This research thesis attempts to find out the nature and magnitude of this relationship along with the impact of any influencing variables. Research for this report included a review of previous studies pertaining to the alleged relationship between the two main elements, in particular three studies by Brayfield and Crockett (1955), Iaffaldano and Muchinsky (1985) and by Judge et al (2001) have been covered. The major finding indicate that the strength, nature, direction and indeed the very existence of the relationship depends not on job satisfaction and job performance but on some other influencing variables (ex-situational constraints, culture, personality, commitment etc.) and any reading of this relationship needs to be read in the proper context with thorough understanding of these variables.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Research questions 3. Literature survey 4. Theoretical Background 5. Methodology 6. Methods 7. Aims and Objectives 8. Conclusion 9. References 10. Appendix
Introduction
Job satisfaction and job performance
Job satisfaction and job performance have always been very integral, albeit contentious issues pertaining to overall
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