Five surveys that span from September 2002 to April 2004 are analyzed in this look at strategically ensuring employee job satisfaction. Initiated to better understand how to engage a company's workforce, these five reports—2002 Job Satisfaction Survey Report, 2004 Job Satisfaction Survey Report, Job Benefits Survey Report, Job Compensation/Pay Survey Report, and Job Security Survey Report—compare employee and human resource professionals' responses and provide a thorough exploration of a myriad of job satisfaction issues.
An investigation into workers' enjoyment during the past five years, this survey examines factors important to the officeplace from all perspectives. More than 20 aspects of employee jobs--including career development, relationship with management, compensation and benefits, and work environment--are examined. The results then are compared with previous surveys, and changes in respondent perceptions are discussed, offering a comprehensive analysis by industry, age, gender, and tenure.
Providing comprehensive information on valuable workplace factors, this report focuses on the perspectives of both employees and human resource professionals to assess overall job satisfaction. More than 20 aspects are examined, including career development, relationship with management, compensation and benefits, and work environment. The current results are compared with the most recent job-satisfaction surveys, and changes in respondent perceptions are discussed in detail. Taking industry and organization size into account, this indispensable study also examines the facets of employee age, gender, and tenure.
Distilling the vast literature on this most frequently studied variable in organizational behavior, Paul E. Spector provides students and professionals with a pithy overview of the research and application of job satisfaction. In addition to discussing the nature of and techniques for assessing job satisfaction, this text summarizes the findings regarding how people feel toward work, including cultural and gender differences in job satisfaction, personal and organizational antecedents, potential consequences, and interventions to improve job satisfaction. Students, researchers, and practitioners will particularly appreciate the extensive list of references and the Job Satisfaction Survey included in the Appendix. This book includes the latest research and new topics including the business case for job satisfaction, customer service, disabled workers, leadership, mental health, organizational climate, virtual work, and work-family issues. Further, paulspector.com features an ongoing series of blog articles, links to assessments mentioned in the book, and other resources on job satisfaction to coincide with this text. This book is ideal for professionals, researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students in industrial and organizational psychology and organizational behavior, as well as in specialized courses on job attitudes or job satisfaction. .
Distilling the vast literature on this frequently studied variable in organizational behaviour research, Paul E Spector provides the student and professional with a pithy overview of the application, assessment, causes and consequences of job satisfaction. In addition to discussing the nature of and techniques for assessing job satisfaction, the author summarizes the findings concerning how people feel towards work, including: cultural and gender differences in job satisfaction and personal and organizational causes; and potential consequences of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Students and researchers will particularly appreciate the extensive list of references and the Job Satisfaction Survey included in the Appendix.
