A Meta-Analysis of the Relationships between Individual Job Satisfaction and Individual Performance Author(s): M. M. Petty‚ Gail W. McGee‚ Jerry W. Cavender Source: The Academy of Management Review‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 4 (Oct.‚ 1984)‚ pp. 712-721 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/258493 Accessed: 20/10/2010 04:45 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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sings at his work.” – Thomas Carlyle In this essay‚ job performance has been defined and the main categories of job performance have been laid out to show the exact difference between task‚ contextual and counterproductive performance. Also‚ the association between job performance and satisfaction has been reviewed thoroughly to prove what matters most in order for an organization’s employees to perform at soaring levels. Job performance is formally defined as the value of the set of employee
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Conceptual Background This paper will discuss about job satisfaction and its relation with job performance and absenteeism. Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job. Stephen P. Robbins based in his book (Organizational Behavior‚ 12th edition) described job satisfaction as a positive feeling about one’s job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. Job satisfaction is one of dependent variable of organizational
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writing my paper on personality‚ attitudes‚ and job performance. This subject(s) caught my eye because I am currently working in a job (field) where I deal with people every day. We all have different personalities and attitudes and we all have to learn how to deal with them if we are going to manage or work in these types of environments. Also‚ we have to be satisfied with our jobs to have good job performance. Studies show that the number of people who are satisfied with their jobs is currently declining
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1. Introduction Personality trait theories may be defined as a key measurement of habitual outlines of behaviour‚ thought and emotion (Kassin‚ 2003). Cattell and Warburton (1967) defined the personality tests (about 200 objective tests with more than 800 variables) that can be objectively scored and whose purpose is hidden from the subject (Cattell &Warburton 1967). They manifested that they are difficult to fake (although they may be sabotaged)‚ and thus such tests would be useful in selection
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INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES IN THE WORKPLACE INTRODUCTION With today’s increasingly competitive global market‚ organizations are placing paramount emphasis upon their ‘Human Resources’ or ‘Intellectual Capital’ as a source of competitive advantage. Therefore‚ it is very important for any organization to levy the best out of an individual‚ and facilitate its own growth. This can be achieved by effective measurement of the individual’s performance in the workplace and identifying
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Relationship between Absenteeism and Job Performance Introduction Absenteeism has long been considered a significant and pervasive problem in industry. As a result‚ theories have been developed and numerous studies conducted to identify the causes of absenteeism. Probably one of the most common theories is the notion that absenteeism is caused by employees avoiding a painful or dissatisfying work situation. By the same token‚ this hedonistic theory would predict that employees who find
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INTRODUCTION: According to Goldberg (1990) a five factor model of personality has been proved to be the case within last 20 years‚ commonly termed big five‚ can be used to narrate the major characteristics of personality. Job satisfaction can be defined as “the extent to which people are satisfied with their work” (Warr‚ 2002‚ p. 1). Motivation is defined as “an internal state . . . giving rise to a desire or pressure to act” (Westwood‚ 1992‚ p. 288). According to Porter and Stress (1991‚ p. 8)
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The Relationship Between Leadership and Personality Andrew J. Marsiglia‚ PhD‚ CCP People that have task-oriented personality types tend to have considerable focus on details. They are not comfortable initiating an action-plan until they are satisfied they have all the necessary facts. On the other hand‚ people who have relations-oriented personality types tend to have considerable focus on the result and are comfortable initiating an action plan when they have just the essential facts.
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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
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