The Effects of Social Comparison on Life Satisfaction Abstract The study was carried out to explore the effects of social comparison on life satisfaction. Although the results were not statistically significant enough to prove that downward social comparison led to higher life satisfaction than upward social comparison‚ a second study was proposed to make amendments to the limitations of the first study. Some amendments include increasing the effect of the manipulation
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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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------------------------------------------------- Quality of Working Life and related concepts: job satisfaction‚ workplace stress and quality of life Whilst there has‚ for many years‚ been much research into job satisfaction‚[1] and‚ more recently‚ an interest has arisen into the broader concepts of stress and subjective well-being‚[2] the precise nature of the relationship between these concepts has still been little explored. Stress at work is often considered in isolation‚ wherein it is assessed
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in the long run. These issues have been debated in then field of Distribution channel management. In particular‚ researchers emphasised that manufactures cannot ignore in designing long term growth-oriented policies‚ strategies aimed dealers’ satisfaction. Furthermore‚ in order to successfully plan business growth‚ it has been remarked literature the central role played by communication. In fact‚ researchers underlined the failure in channel communication is likely to affect the relationship between
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researches and academicians have defined customer’s satisfaction in their own way. Satisfying customers is always a challenging job for anyone. Customer satisfaction means providing goods and services to the customer which meets their level of expectation. So‚ neglecting customer and their demand can be dangerous for the existence of the organisation. That is the significant reason why companies are paying attention to the customer satisfaction today (Harkiranpal Singh‚ 2006). Similarly‚ researcher
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definition of job satisfaction can be broadly stated as the positive feeling about a job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. In this case‚ we have seen three different people‚ in different kinds of job‚ who are truly satisfied with their job. 1. Do you think only certain individuals are attracted to these type of jobs or is it the characteristics of the job themselves that are satisfying? When we talk about an individual‚ or certain group of individuals‚ job satisfaction solely depends
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Chapter 3: General attitudes predict general behavior 3. Accessibility Attitudes and Job Satisfaction Attitudes: Evaluative Statements (fav. or unfav) about objects‚ people or events “I like my job” – Attitude about my job Components of Attitude: 1. Cognitive I am overloaded A description of or belief in the way things are Opinion / belief segment 2. Affective I hate this job More critical part of attitude Emotional or feeling segment of the attitude 3. Behavioral I am looking for another
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A PRELUDE TO JOB SATISFACTION Employee job satisfaction and retention has always been an issue to debate with regards to achieving a high level of productivity within an organization. Job satisfaction is best defined as a set of feelings and emotions employees associate with their work. It is an attitude which is inversely related to behaviors such as absenteeism and staff turnover. In theory‚ an organization with employees that display behaviors of high absenteeism and turnover as a result of
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Quality Characteristics and Worker Satisfaction‚ 1989-2005 Jonathan H. Westover‚ Ph.D. Director of Academic Service Learning Assistant Professor of Management Woodbury School of Business Utah Valley University 800 W. University Parkway‚ MS-119 Orem‚ UT 84058-5999‚ USA. Abstract In this research‚ I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) model for understanding job characteristics and job satisfaction in the context of a changing global environment. Prior research has
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Modern Applied Science; Vol. 6‚ No. 7; 2012 ISSN 1913-1844 E-ISSN 1913-1852 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Job Satisfaction of Faculty Members of Universities in Pakistan: A Case Study of University of Sindh-Jamshoro Anwar Ali Shah G. Syed1‚ Nadeem Bhatti2‚ Sabir Michael3‚ Faiz M. Shaikh4 & Hina Shah5 1 2 3 4 5 Business Administration & Pro-Vice Chancellor‚ University of Sindh‚ Jamshoro‚ Pakistan Head of Faculty‚ North American College‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada PAF
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