the sense of fulfillment and pride felt by people who enjoy their work and do it well. Various factors influence job satisfaction, and our understanding...
Job satisfaction is a multifaceted and complex notion that means different things to different individuals. Although job satisfaction is linked to motivation, the relationship between the two is not very clear because satisfaction is very different from motivation. Job satisfaction has more to do with a person's attitude and is...
You can always count on the folks over at the Freakonomics blog to shake up the conventional thinking, and today they've done it again. Everyone knows that if employees are happy they'll also be productive, right? Hence all the corporate efforts to improve morale. But new research suggests the truth...
There is a big difference between temporary and permanent job dissatisfaction. If the situation is only temporary, you can take steps to improve your level of satisfaction. Otherwise, it may be time for a serious career reorientation.Poor levels of job satisfaction are linked to stress, and in extreme situations, burnout....
The author has worked with well-meaning, highly-principled leaders for years. When the topic of coaching and developing their employees comes up he often hear that they know coaching is important, they want to coach more, but they don't have time because they are too busy "Putting out fires". And while...
Trust is so essential to business that it's easy to overlook its role in helping companies succeed, especially with regard to the personal trust between individual employees and individual managers. An in-depth article from Human Resource Executive gives some practical tips for managers in the constant effort to build trust,...
Employee commitment and job satisfaction are the twin holy grails of employee communication, often overlooked in the tactical rush to produce knockout publications, intranets, events, and other internal communication tools. Building commitment and satisfaction should serve as the foundation for all internal communication efforts. Commitment is the rational choice employees...
This study proposes that stress associated with two kinds of job demands or work circumstances, “challenges” and “hindrances,” are distinct phenomena that are differentially related to work outcomes. Specific hypotheses were derived from this general proposition and tested using a sample of 1,886 U.S. managers and longitudinal data. Regression results...
The paper depicts about a survey, which shows that physician executives who continue to treat patients appear to be more satisfied with their jobs than those who do not see patients. The survey is believed to be the first, national empirical study to examine the relationship between physician executives' job...
00-00-0000 How can we humanize the workplace to bring out greater creativity and increase job satisfaction? Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith, coauthors of Thank God It's Monday, will host a special seminar for INDUSTRYWEEK ... 00-00-0000 How can we humanize the workplace to...
A unique data set is used to examine how different practices associated with high performance work systems in the steel industry affect the job satisfaction of workers. While the effect of these practices on organizational performance is widely studied, fA unique data set is used to examine how different practices...
In an exploratory study using temporary workers, a model based on social exchange and social identity theories was developed and tested. Results revealed that, for both the temporary employee attitudes toward the client organization and the temporary employee attitudes toward the temporary agency, there was a positive association between job...
Experience, Inc. Survey Finds Student Loans Weigh Heavily When Gen Y Considers Job Offers BOSTON -- Experience, Inc., the nation's leading provider of career services for college students and young alumni, surveyed current college students and recent graduates to determine the impact student loans have on their career...
What type of emotional transition is experienced by professional dancers who face the end of their career? What does this journey imply? This article discusses the transition experiences of two case studies out of a total sample of fourteen (N=14) international professional ballet dancers who left their...
This study addressed career transitions in view of new environments along with the mobility of individuals across cultural territories. It paid attention to various adjustments individuals can make in their career in relation to their new environment and analysed those adjustment modes in relation to Nicholson's theory...
This study undertook a small preliminary investigation of the contemporary employment practice of 'applying for your own job'. There has not yet been a specific study into the effect upon individuals and organisations of the practice of existing employees being required to apply for the same or...
Company will be recognized in Modern Healthcare's Inaugural Listing INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today it is one of "Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Health Care." The list recognizes those companies that excel in leadership and planning, culture and communications, job...
Whether it is the autonomy, providing convenient affordable health care to patients, having more flexible hours--or all of the above job satisfaction among healthcare practitioners working in retail-based health clinics remains extremely high, according to Drug Store News' sister publication Retail Clinician's third annual readers survey. In fact, in all,...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4 tips on boosting employee's job satisfaction Having a child follow in your footsteps was once a source of pride for Britain's parents. However, according to a new survey from recruitment and talent management consultancy Hudson, that's now a thing of the...
Instead of thinking of 60-and 70-somethings merely as retirees, employers might wish to understand what makes this generation tick and how to get them, and keep them, in the workplace. By their own account, those age 63 and over--referred to as the silent generation, the veterans or the...
SnagAJob.com's Labor Happiness Index shows slight increase in job satisfaction among U.S. workers Survey also reports on commutes, how employed Americans may vote in presidential election RICHMOND, Va. -- Notwithstanding a slumping housing market, surging energy prices and a fluctuating stock market, nearly two thirds of...
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