JOB SATISFACTION

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What is Job Satisfaction?

Job satisfaction is a very important and one of the most researched inconstant term in the organizational Human Resources sector. As “Satisfaction” is a psychological aspect, it cannot be perceived or cannot be counted. But its articulation within the human mind is intelligible.


Employees feeling about happiness and the level of satisfaction on the job, which act as a motivation to work can be defined as job satisfaction. Also, the scale of cheerful affection that an individual has about his/her employment can be further defined as job satisfaction.   

Simply the job satisfaction is the scope of optimistic or point of view that individuals have towards their job. On the other hand, job satisfaction has a relationship with the affection and the psychological features of individuals occurrence with regard to their job.

Researchers describe the Job Satisfaction as “Pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job as achieving or facilitating the achievement of one’s job values.” (Locke, E.1969)

Also, they describe the Job Dissatisfaction as “The unpleasurable emotion state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job as frustrating or blocking the attainment of one’s job values or as entailing disvalues.”

There are so many distinguished authors and researchers offered their personal definitions on job satisfaction from the early decades of the 20th century. Hoppock (1935), Locke (1969), Smith et al. (1969) Vromm (1982), Schultz (1982), Wexley and Yukl (1984), and Lofquist and Davis (1991) are some of them.

According to E.A. Locke, ‘Job satisfaction is a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experience.”

According to Fieldman and Arnold, “Job satisfaction will be defined as the amount of overall positive effect or (feelings) that individuals have towards their jobs.”

According to Andrew Brin, “Job satisfaction is the amount of pleasure or contentment associated with a job. If you like your job intensely, you will experience high job satisfaction. If you dislike your job intensely, you will experience job- dissatisfaction.”

According to Keith Davis and Newstronx, “Job satisfaction is the set of favourable or unfavourable feelings with which employees view their work.”

 Though a detectable progress can be observed on the definition of job satisfaction during the last few decades, but generally, the interpretation is related to an individual’s work in an organization which has an optimistic perceptual response.


Satisfaction on the job of respective employees can be influenced directly by the stability of an organization. When employees are satisfied with their job, they work with a good commitment towards organizational goals, always concern about the quality and quantity of work, and maintain a higher retention rate. Also, such employees are tending to be more productive in the organization.

The absence of job the satisfaction of employees bringing down the organization’s productivity and also the presence of job satisfaction of employees bringing up the productivity of the organization.

Therefore, the employee’s job satisfaction is a very valuable factor in an organization, which should be highly considered by employers.


References

Basumallick, C. (2020), Engagement & Retention. What is Job Satisfaction?,Definition, Factors, Importance, Statistics and Examples, [Online], Available at: https://www.toolbox.com/hr/engagement-retention/articles/what-is-job-satisfaction/,[Accessed on 02nd December 2020]

 

Hill, B. (2019), What are the Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction?, [Online], Available at: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/factors-affecting-job-satisfaction-20114.html, [Accessed on 2nd December 2020]

 

iEduNote (2017), Job Satisfaction in an Organizational behaviour, [Online],Available at: https://www.iedunote.com/job-satisfaction,[Accessed on 04th December 2020]

 

Villanova University (2019), How Important is Job Satisfaction in Today’s Workplace, [Online], Available at: https://www.villanovau.com/resources/hr/importance-of-job-satisfaction-in-the-workplace/,[Accessed on 02nd December 2020]

 

Your Article Library. Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction [online],Available at: https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/hrm/jobs/factors-influencing-job-satisfaction-with-diagram/53312[Accessed on 28th December 2020].







Comments

  1. Janaka IsharaJanuary 19, 2021 at 8:58 PM

    You have presented 6 basic facts for job satisfaction ... why does it not include people motivation ..?

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    1. Ganga PathirajaJanuary 30, 2021 at 9:10 AM

      Here I have mentioned only the most prominent and basic factors that affect the job satisfaction. Although, people motivation is another fact.

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  2. Anushka JayasekaraJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:57 PM

    Job satisfaction is a feeling of fulfilment or enjoyment that a person derives from their job.

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