Job Satisfaction.
Abstract
Despite the amount of literature on job satisfaction and job performance over the last thirty years, both concepts are still vaguely defined. The dominant theory of job satisfaction until the mid 1960's was Herzberg's two factor theory. The strengths and inadequacies of this theory (and alternatives) with supporting appropriate research evidence are discussed. Variables which have been assumed or found to be related to job satisfaction include pay, position within a hierarchy, social and economic background and job enrichment. The research indicates that the relationship of job satisfaction to other variables is generally neither direct nor simple and is still ill-understood. Job satisfaction and job performance are also found to be neither directly nor simply related. Other factors, such as expectations, pay and knowledge of results intercede to complicate whatever relationship may exist. Research evidence and explanatory models of the job satisfaction/job performance relationship are discussed. Basically, the state of understanding of the nature of the job satisfaction phenomenon and its correlates is poor. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA086064
Entities
People
- T. C. Ramsden