Theories‚ Models‚ and Decision Making There are many theories‚ models‚ and principles in describing the ways that people make decisions. The expected utility theory is based on a normative theory of behavior. It describes how people would behave if they followed certain requirement of rational decision making (Plous‚ 1993‚ p. 80). Further studies showed that paradoxes such as framing effects violated the principles of expected utility theory which made researches turn to alternative models of
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Study of Job Satisfaction at Infosys And Its Implications for Motivating Employees at Infosys DeeptiVedala A018 vedaladeepti@yahoo.com Project Management (Major Project) M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) + MBA Trimester II ABSTRACT: The main aim of the study is to determine the job satisfaction of employees in Infosys. It includes determining various parameters that influence job satisfaction and also the present level of satisfaction of the employees. To understand employees
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consider Equity Theory when striving to improve an employee’s job satisfaction and motivation? Understanding what motivated employees and how they were motivated was the focus of many researchers following the publication of the Hawthorne Study results (Terpstra‚ 1979). Five major approaches that have led to our understanding of motivation are Maslow ’s need-hierarchy theory‚ Herzberg ’s two- factor theory‚ Vroom ’s expectancy theory‚ Adams ’ equity theory‚ and Skinner ’s reinforcement theory. John
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JOHN HOLLAND AND THE PERSONALITY THEORY OF CAREER SATISFACTION Holland linked a person’s personality to the careers that would be most satisfying. Psychologist John Holland believes that a strong link exists between personality and career satisfaction. He called this personality-type theory. The theory states that people feel that their job or profession is fulfilling if there is a match between some important features of their work and their personality. A simple example is that of a "naturally"
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PROJECT REPORT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS) APRIL: - 2013 SESSION: - 2012 - 2013 Submitted To: Submitted By: Ms. Sugand Ankit Gupta Assistant Professor MBA II Department of Management Studies 28401 ABSTRACT MY project report gives brief study‚ on what are Customer Satisfaction and the techniques of achieving Customer Satisfaction. It focuses on customer’s perceptions. Many firms are interested
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THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND PERFORMANCE OF BANK EMPLOYEES IN BANGKOK Rochelle Joy Belonio1 Abstract: This paper aims to determine the effect of leadership styles on employee job satisfaction and the effect of employee job satisfaction on employee job performance. A survey was conducted by administering questionnaires to 400 respondents in the banking sector in Bangkok. The results show that most of the bank employees‚ most of them females between 20 and 39 years old
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1 Introduction “Job satisfaction does not seem to reduce absence‚ turnover and perhaps accident rates”. -Robert L. Kahn “Job satisfaction is a general attitude towards one’s job: the difference between the amount of reward workers receive and the amount they believe they should receive.” -P. Robbins Job satisfaction defines as “The amount of over all positive affect (or feeling) that individuals have toward their jobs.” -Hugh J. Arnold and Daniel C. Feldman “Job satisfaction is the amount of pleasure
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deres respektive familier‚ herunder specielt deres forældre for imponerende opbakning‚ specielt i de perioder hvor vejen mod afhandlingens sidste punktum har føltes lang og bakket. Executive Summary This thesis took inspiration from the authors’ jobs as superior managers of AirSquad that is a division of the Danish company GirlSquad ApS. During their employment with AirSquad‚ the authors have constantly faced the challenge of low commitment and retention among the AirSquad promoters. The low commitment
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The Effect of Gender on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Kuwait Rastied Al-Ajmi Kuwait University‚ Kuwait This study explored the effect of gender on employees perception of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in Kuwait. The study was conducted on 436 employees (213 females and 223 males) in five Kuwaiti government ministries. The author wondered whether Kuwaiti females are‚ at least‚ as committed and satisfied with their jobs when compared with their male counterparts
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workforce steadily increases‚ so to has the amount of literature examining women’s attitudes towards employment and more specifically job satisfaction. This paper considers the proposition that women experience higher levels of job satisfaction than their male counterparts. It explains some of the inconsistencies surrounding previous research by highlighting important job aspects in relation to gender while accounting for varying occupational levels‚ education and employment status. The essay is divided
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