ISSN: 2235 -767X P.P. 94 - 102 JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE AMONG THESE TWO? Tan Shen Kian Email: shenkian@yahoo.com Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff Faculty of Technology Management and Business University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Email: fauziahy@uthm.edu.my Sivan Rajah Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Email: schruti06@yahoo.com ABSTRACT M otivation and Job Satisfaction as the most discussed topic in
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LITERATURE REVIEW Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention This study was conducted to measure the level of job satisfaction and its impact on turnover intention. Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) questionnaire containing nine facets of job satisfaction and a questionnaire containing three items for measuring job satisfaction and turnover intention respectively were used for data collection from private sector. Job satisfaction is defined as a person’s evaluation of his or Her job and work context
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Job Satisfaction in The Work Place In today ’s job market‚ faithfulness to any organization depends on an individual ’s attitude towards his/her company or employer as it pertains to job satisfaction. According to Locke‚ job satisfaction by definition is "[ a] pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one ’s job or job experience". Locke then goes on to define the definition by saying job satisfaction stems from " feeling and cognition" (Locke 1976). What we
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01. Overview of job satisfaction Importance of employee satisfaction took great interest from researchers and management of organizations because it has its own influences upon an employee’s social as well as professional life. According to Mitchell and Larson (1987) job satisfaction cannot be defined properly in to several statements‚ they experienced more than 3000 studies upon the job satisfaction and after that they commented. Lock (1976) placed a definition of job satisfaction which is admired
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E-MAILS‚ AND NO SLEEP: DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A SATISFYING JOB? The 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
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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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and Job Satisfaction Jane Singleton PSY 428 Organizational Psychology Laura fields Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction Definition of Job Satisfaction The research of the definition of job satisfaction yielded a variety of the same version. Job satisfaction refers to the way an individual feels about his job. According to the encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology‚ “job satisfaction is traditionally defined as a pleasurable or positive emotional state that
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The Review Of Job Satisfaction Deepakkumar N. Parmar Librarian at Lokniketan Institute‚ Ratanpur Abstract Job satisfaction represents one of the most complex areas facing today’s managers when it comes to managing their employees. Many studies have demonstrated an unusually large impact on the job satisfaction on the motivation of workers‚ while the level of motivation has an impact on productivity‚ and hence also on performance of business organizations. Unfortunately‚ in our
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life. EFFECT OF STRESS ON JOB Stress is also related to poor job performance. Stress can have positive impact on employee performance as some people perform more under stress but its negative impact seems likely to outweigh its positive impact. It is in view of this that the due process mechanism is imperative in any organization but especially in the public service since it creates room for individuals to behave normal and as such derive positive feelings about their job. When there is due process
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH‚ UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENINN- CITY QUESTIONNAIRE ON JOB SATISFACTION‚ PERCEIVED STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF BANK EMPLOYEES WORKING IN BENIN-CITY. This research wants to know about your work environment and how it affects you. Your answer to these question is needed. PLEASE DONOT PUT YOUR NAME. The answers provided will remain anonymous and confidentiality will be maintained. NAME OF BANK…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTIONNAIRE NUMBER:…………………………
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