Page 1 Job Satisfaction: What is it? Why is it Important? How Can you Get it? by Kevin Scheid The issue of job satisfaction‚ what it is and why it is important‚ brings with it a great deal of research and opinion accompanied by a vast store of written material. However ‚ the topic j ob satisfaction lacks clarity and is sometimes controversial. The term “job satisfaction” is understood to mean everything from “making all aspects of a job easy for employees” to “making the job meaningful
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his or her work. Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job;[1] an affective reaction to one’s job;[2] and an attitude towards one’s job.[3] Weiss (2002) has argued that job satisfaction is an attitude but points out that researchers should clearly distinguish the objects of cognitive evaluation which are affect (emotion)‚ beliefs and behaviours.[4] This definition suggests that we form attitudes towards our jobs by taking into account
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company’s employee attitudes and behavior The relationship between 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
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Job Satisfaction - Introduction The father of scientific management Taylor ’s (1911) approach to job satisfaction was based on a most pragmatic & essentially pessimistic philosophy that man is motivation by money alone. That the workers are essentially ’stupid & phlegmatic ’ & that they would be satisfied with work if they get higher economic benefit from it. But with the passage of time Taylor ’s solely monetary approach has been changed to a more humanistic approach. It has come a
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Job satisfaction is the very important factor in general quality of life because it is closely connected with working life. There are many definitions of job satisfaction. According to Spector (1997‚ p.2) Job satisfaction is: “simply how people feel about their jobs and different aspects of their jobs. It is the extent to which people like or dislike their jobs. It can also be considered as a global feeling about the job”. Colquitt‚ Lepine and Wesson (2009‚ p.105) defined job satisfaction as “a pleasurable
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individual behaviour. That concept may be attitudes‚ job satisfaction‚ personality‚ values‚ perceptions‚ emotions and moods‚ or motivation. Recently‚ there is a widely debate on whether a happy employee is a productive employee‚ which indicates that people pay an increasing attention on individual’s feelings or satisfaction on their job. The key issues are that what are the causes of job satisfaction‚ how important is it and how to improve job satisfaction of employees‚ especially by managers. To understand
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studied and researched taxonomies in the leadership archetype. Over the years‚ different situations‚ culture‚ organizational requirement‚ and nature of subordinates have encouraged the development of numerous leadership theories‚ of which ‘TFL’ is probably the most effective. Army leaders lead more closely than most of their counterparts in civilian life do‚ in situations where a lack of effective leadership may have catastrophic result (Transformational Leadership‚ 2007). Bangladesh Army is presently
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Employee Involvement Programs at MOBILINK MOBILINK recognises individual differences Mobilink believes that Employees have different needs. Do not treat them all alike. Mobilink spend the time necessary to understand what is important to each employee. This will allow mobilink employee to individualize goals‚ level of involvement‚ and rewards to align with individual needs. Recognising External Factors along with Internal Factors The managers and employees at Mobilink agrees that
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to be satisfied with their jobs‚ how might this satisfaction relate to their job performance‚ citizenship behavior‚ and turnover? Answer * Job satisfaction of the employees is an important factor because most of the time it determines the commitment and respect of the employees towards their employer and organization. The attitudes and the behaviors of the workers would vary based on the level of job satisfaction. For example: one with a higher level of satisfaction would be more dedicated towards
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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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