JOB SATISFACTION
JOB SATISFACTION
Job
satisfaction is defined as an employee who is self-motivated, content, and
satisfied with his or her job. Job satisfaction occurs when an employee
believes he or she has job stability, career advancement, and a comfortable work-life
balance.
Despite its widespread
use in scientific research and everyday life, there is still no general
agreement on what job satisfaction is. In fact, there is no definitive concept
of what a job entail. As a result, before defining job satisfaction, the nature
and significance of work as a universal human activity must be regarded.
Different authors take
various approaches to defining job satisfaction. Following is an examination of
the most frequently cited definitions of job satisfaction.
Job satisfaction as
any combination of psychological, physiological, and environmental factors that
leads a person to say truthfully, "I am satisfied with my job."
(Hoppock, 1935). According to this approach, while job satisfaction is
influenced by many various influences, it remains an internal factor that has
to do with how the employee feels. That is, job satisfaction entails a number
of factors that contribute to a sense of fulfillment.
job satisfaction focuses on the employee's role in the workplace. Thus, he defines job satisfaction as individuals' effective orientations toward the work roles that they are currently occupying (Vroom, 1964).
EFFECTS OF JOB SATISFACTION
Job satisfaction has a
wide range of effects on various aspects of organizational life. This text
examines some of them, such as the impact of job satisfaction on employee
productivity, loyalty, and absenteeism.
According to the
overwhelming body of research, there is no strong link between satisfaction and
productivity. Satisfied employees are not always the most productive. There are
numerous moderating variables that could be considered, the most important of
which appears to be Rewards. People will be satisfied if they receive rewards
that they believe are equitable, and this is likely to result in higher
performance. Furthermore, recent research evidence suggests that satisfaction
may not always be the case. It does not lead to individual performance
improvement, but it does lead to improvements at the departmental and
organizational levels. Finally, it is still debatable whether satisfaction
leads to performance or performance leads to satisfaction. (Luthans, 1998).
CONCLUSION
Employee satisfaction
is a term that describes whether or not employees are happy and comfortable at
work and are able to meet their needs and expectations. Employee satisfaction
can also be based on an individual's job experience or the quality of their
professional life. Employee satisfaction
is well recognized in terms of its relationship with some key factors, such as
well-being, stress at work, control at work, working conditions, and so on.
Employee satisfaction is based on how the organization treats them, and
efficient employee satisfaction for employees represents from the emotional
feelings they have about their job.
REFERENCES
Hoppock, R., (1935).
Job Satisfaction, Harper and Brothers, New York, p. 47
Luthans, F., (1998).
Organizational Behavior, 8 Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Boston, p. 147
Vroom, V.H., (1964).
Work and motivation, John Wiley and Sons, New York, p.99
Hi Madushani. Job satisfaction is the sense and awareness of a worker regarding his/her work and how he or she feels well in an organization. It indicates the extent of employees' positive or negative feelings towards their jobs and organizational behavior tried to improve it. Thank you for sharing this article.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this interesting article Madhushani.
Job satisfaction is the collection of feeling and beliefs that people have about their current job. Increased job satisfaction creates harder working employees. This includes employees overall psychological well-being including your sense of identity, health, overall happiness. Madhushani, your article outlines the key definitions to job satisfaction, the main theories associated with explaining job satisfaction, as well as the types and issues very well.
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