The Facts About Job Satisfaction This article was written by Carrie Bloomfield. Job satisfaction is an attitude that employees have about their work and is based on numerous factors‚ both intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual. Job satisfaction is important from the perspective of maintaining and retaining the appropriate employees within the organization; it is about fitting the right person to the right job in the right culture and keeping them satisfied. 1‚2 Today ’s business environment
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International Journal of Hospitality Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhosman Antecedents and consequences of job satisfaction in the hotel industry Jen-Te Yang * Department of Hotel Management‚ National Kaohsiung Hospitality College‚ P.O. Box 608‚ Kaohsiung City (800)‚ Taiwan‚ ROC A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords: Job satisfaction Organizational commitment Turnover intention The purpose of this study is to investigate the antecedents (i.e.‚ role ambiguity
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Leadership entails a number of different parts and can come from any position in the school. The administration is the main source of leadership in a school. Generally‚ we associate school leadership with superintendents and principals. People in these positions are in charge of making decisions‚ which run the school. However‚ teachers can also provide leadership in their classroom and through activities and other extracurricular activities. Katzenmeyer and Moller (1996) argue “…there is a sleeping
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All in a day’s work Employee empowerment is the latest buzzword in business and a variety of Tata companies are working overtime to place their people in the driver’s seat The crowd holds its collective breath as Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar prepares to strike. But the batsman‚ B Muthuraman‚ is unperturbed. The delivery is sent flying into the stands. The cheers get louder as the Tata Steel managing director raises his bat in triumph. Not real life‚ but an inspirational film. "It’s
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Thursday‚ 01/05/2014 From the perspective of research and practice‚ job satisfaction has received significant attention from the fields of management‚ social psychology‚ and practical operations in recent years. Formally defined‚ job satisfaction is a psychological disposition resulting from one’s tasks as well as attitude to the physical and social conditions of the workplace. Meanwhile‚ it also indicates the degree to which employees’ expectations are fulfilled (Wood‚ J. M.‚ 2013‚ p. 60). Today‚ as
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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
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Organizational Socialization and Job Satisfaction (intoduction) Job satisfaction Job satisfaction is the way a person feels about his or her job (Jex & Britt‚ 2008). Job satisfaction is also the attitude a person possesses towards his or her job. A person may feel like his or her job is demanding‚ interesting‚ rewarding‚ or outright stressful‚ and demeaning. A person who is happy with his or her job demonstrates a positive attitude about the job. Several factors play a key role in how a person
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JOB SATISFACTION AMONG ACADEMICS Mrs. Smita Mishra* Mrs. Deepali Choudhary** * Mrs. Smita Mishra is Lecturer‚ Vindhya Institute of Technology and Science‚Indore. Ph: 09770226770. e-mail: msmita20@gmail.com ** Mrs. Deepali Choudhary is Senior Lecturer‚ Vindhya Institute of Technology and Science‚Indore. Ph: 09826445013. e-mail: deepali_choudhary@rediffmail.com JOB SATISFACTION AS A CORELATE FOR JOB PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES ABSTRACT This paper focuses on
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CHAPTER 3 VALUES‚ ATTITUDES‚ AND JOB SATISFACTION "Regardless of which studies you choose to look at‚ when American workers are asked if they are satisfied with their jobs‚ the results tend to be very similar: Between 70 and 80 percent report they’re satisfied with their jobs" (p. 61). 1 "How does one explain these findings? … Because people are likely to seek jobs that provide a good person-job fit‚ reports of high satisfaction shouldn’t be totally surprising. Second‚ based on our knowledge of
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individual’s self-motivation and job satisfaction. 1.1 What is job satisfaction? Job satisfaction is one’s attitude towards his job (positive or negative). Satisfaction in work and the work environment is the basic constituent of employee job satisfaction. Employee attitudes and values influence their behaviour. Positive outlook and backup from HR helps modify behaviour resulting in higher performance levels. 1.2 Measures of job satisfaction Unlike other psychometric
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