...Strategy Job motivation and stress factors What is the relationship between job motivation and stress factors and how do they contribute to overall job satisfaction? 6751 words Stefan Geurts ANR: 476831 Bachelor Thesis Organization & Strategy Preface After finishing my bachelor degree in the summer of 2008, I started a pre-master program at Tilburg University. Writing this thesis is the final assignment that has to be completed, in order to proceed to the master Strategic Management in the next academic year. I would like to thank Mr. D.P. Kroon and my group members for giving feedback and guiding me during this assignment. 2 Bachelor Thesis Organization & Strategy Executive summary This paper examines the relationships between job motivation, stress and satisfaction based on former literature. In general motivation is positively related to satisfaction and stress is negatively related to satisfaction. According to Herzberg (1987) job motivation is determined by motivators and hygiene factors. Motivators lead to satisfaction, absence of hygiene factors leads to dissatisfaction. Important motivators are achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility and growth or advancement. The main hygiene factors are company policy and administration, supervision, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, salary, status and security. When trying to increase motivational potential of jobs, managers have to increase the motivators on the job, this is called job enrichment...
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...MARKETING RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF GENDER DIFFRENCES ON JOB SATISFACTION, MENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG BANKING EMPLOYEES (Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the course Marketing Research) Submitted To: | Submitted By: | Dr Shalini Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Amity Business School, Amity University. | Disha Arora B-39Harpreet Kaur B-34Mansi Nigam B-30Payal Saxena B 28Shobhna Swati B-32 | | | Amity Business School, Amity University Declaration I hereby declare that the project work entitled “THE IMPACT OF GENDER DIFFRENCES ON JOB SATISFACTION, MENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG BANKING EMPLOYEES” submitted to the Amity University, NOIDA, is a record of an original work done by me under the guidance of Ms. SHALINI TRIVEDI, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Amity Business School, Amity University, and this project work is submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration. The results embodied in this thesis have not...
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...early career may have impact on factors such as employee motivation, job satisfaction and turnover intention. b.)Scope of the project: In this project we plan to analyse whether professionals in the early stages of the career (work-experience less than 5 years) feel early career stagnation and how it impacts factors like their job motivation, turnover intention, etc. The group also identified following parameters which were possibly affected due to career stagnation: a. Motivation b. Job satisfaction c. Turnover Intention Some mediator factors identified by us which can affect the relationship between career stagnation and identified parameters are: 1. Gender 2. Educational Background 3. Age In the common pyramid-shaped organisations majority of the individuals face a point where hierarchical advancements seem unlikely. In such a situation we say that the employee has hit a career plateau or that his career has stagnated. In some situations although the employee has hit a plateau he/she still continues to do his/her job efficiently with no decrease in output. However , for some employees the career plateau may adversely impact job satisfaction, motivation, willingness to stay in the organisation ,etc. It is the latter case also known as the “deadwoods” who need extra attention from the management and our study focuses on analysing the effects of career stagnation on these three variables. In our research we might also find differences in the results based on several factors...
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...Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.5, No.5, 2013 www.iiste.org Impact of employee’s job satisfaction on organizational performance. Muhammad Shahzad Latif (M.com Student) (shahzadnrsp@yahoo.com) Federal Urdu University of Science, Arts & Technology Islamabad. Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan Muhammad Qasim Federal Urdu University of Science, Arts & Technology Islamabad. Pakistan Momal Mushtaq National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Amber Ferdoos International Islamic University, Islamabad. Pakistan Hummayoun Naeem Foundation University, Islamabad. Pakistan Abstract Employee attitude is very important for management to determine the behavior of workers in the organization. The usually judgment about employees is that “A satisfied worker is a productive worker”. If employees are satisfied then it will create a pleasant atmosphere within the organization to perform in a better and efficient manner, therefore, job satisfaction and its relation with organizational performance has become a major topic for research studies. The specific problem covered in this study is to scrutinize the impact of job satisfaction on organizational performance. It considered which rewards (intrinsic and extrinsic) determine job satisfaction of an employee and its relation with organizational performance. It also reviewed the influence of age, sex and experience of employees on level of job satisfaction. It also covered and investigated...
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...European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.4, 2012 www.iiste.org Analysis of the Factors that Affect Job Satisfaction: A Case Study on Private Companies Employees of Bangladesh Md. Rifayat Islam1* Md. Tauhid Rasul2 G. M. Wali Ullah3 1. 2. 3. Product Management Specialist, Grameenphone Ltd., GP HOUSE, Bashundhara, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh. HR Professional, DIRD Group. MBA, University of Dhaka. PGDHRM, Bangladesh Institute of Management, Bangladesh. BBA, Department of Business Administration, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. * E-mail of the corresponding author: rifayat@msn.com Abstract Job satisfaction is an important aspect for an organization’s success. A successful organization is the one with satisfied workers. This research report tried to find out the main factors of job satisfaction and whether they have any impact on the job satisfaction of the employee of private companies. Firstly the factors responsible for job satisfaction were identified through a literature review of various articles related to job satisfaction. A focus group discussion among employees and an exploratory research were also conducted. Nine Factors were found. Then to analyze the effect of these nine factors, a quantitative research was done. The employees were selected through convenience sampling. After conducting pretest the main survey was done. The result indicated that four out of nine factors (Coordination...
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...Employee productivity and job Satisfaction Research Project MSA 699 Sabrina Foster Central Michigan University Table of Contents Pages Number List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1 Problem Definition 3 Chapter 2 Literature Review 6 Chapter 3 Research methodology 11 References 15 Appendix A Survey instructions 17 Survey/Interview Questions Chapter 1 Problem Definition Background Express is a fashion forward retail store with multiple locations worldwide. A unique fashion powerhouse selling both men and women clothing with over 30 years experience. (Express.com, 2014) “Express is not about a single point in time, but rather a spirit energy, and a belief that we can and will be the best retail fashion brand in the world” says Chairman and CEO Michael Weiss. (Express.com, 2014) Express associated with Limited brands, which are responsible for stores such as Bath and body works, Victoria’s Secret and The Limited. (Express.com, 2014) Leaving them with a rich brand history of success. The company has values they follow which have contributed to its success. These values are; do the right thing and do things right, begin and end with our customer in mind, passion with a purpose and performance matters. (Express.com, 2014) Employees working at Express are exceptional at creating a shopping experience similar to dining at a five star restaurant. From...
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...The Peer Review Research Paper Karen McClary Limestone College Abstract Attitudes are internal states that are focused on particular aspects of or objects in the environment (Boudreau and Cascio, 2011, p. 144). Associate’s attitude is very important in an organization. With a good attitude, productivity and job efficiency are high amongst associates activities and job tasks. Job satisfaction connotes a state of satiation; it is an outcome (Boudreau and Cascio, 2011, p. 145). Job satisfaction is a willing to get involve in programs that will help make the organization successful. With job satisfaction there is the energy to come to work and perform with the highest job performance. Job satisfaction also secures job stability and helps reduce cost in turnover ratio. Engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption (Boudreau and Cascio, 2011, p. 145). Engagement in an organization helps find ways to reduce cost. With engagement, there is a dedication to be involved in the organization success through customer satisfaction, productivity, quality, safety, and cost. Pay fairness and employee outcomes: Exacerbation and attenuation effects of financial need Shaw, Jason D; Gupta, Nina. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 74 (Sep 2001): 299-320. Pay is arguably one of the most critical, if not the most critical, outcome of organizational membership...
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...between Job Satisfaction, Job Performance Attitude towards Work and Organizational Commitment Habib Ahmad Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan E-mail: habib.msfin26@iiu.edu.pk Tel: +92-03335339752 Khursheed Ahmad Lecturer in Department of Management Sciences, University of Swat, Pakistan E-mail: khursheed66@yahoo.com Tel: +92-03088787874 Idrees Ali Shah Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan E-mail: idree.as1985@gmail.com Tel: +92-033491093119 Abstract Many attempts are made to find determinants of job satisfaction and its relationship with other variables but most of the study is done in the west. This paper utilizes survey data collected form 310 employees of 15 advertising agencies of Islamabad (Pakistan) to test interdependency of job satisfaction and job performance, effect of organizational commitment and attitude towards work on job satisfaction and impact of organizational commitment and attitude towards work on performance. Response patterns, analyzed by gender, education, department, income and age are also discussed. Results show a weak relation between job satisfaction and performance where as organizational commitment has strong positive relation with performance and attitude towards work has a strong positive relation with job satisfaction. The study identifies insignificant impact of organizational commitment on job satisfaction and attitude towards work on job performance...
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...on Job Performance with Perceived Organizational Support as a Mediator | | Submitted in partial fulfillment of the course: Social Research Methods | | | Submitted By:- Chaitanya Peddi (P10076) Faiz Abdullah (P10081) Neeti Kumar (P10092) Raja Sameer (P10102) 3/23/2010 | ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of this research paper is to measure the effect of perceived organisational politics on job performance, using perceived organisational support as a mediator. Further, this paper also aims to measure the moderating impact played by the respondents’ gender in the same. Design/Methodology/Approach A questionnaire was given to professionals working in the services industry through the internet asking about their opinions on the existence of politics in their company, the level of support that they receive from their organisation, and a self appraisal on their job performance. Findings Perceived organisational support fully mediated the relationship between perceived organisational support and job performance. Our study also concludes that perceived organisational politics has a greater impact on men than women. Research Limitations/Implications A self reported cross sectional questionnaire form was administered to collect all measures. The number of respondents to this survey was limited to the employees of the Service sector in India. Future scope in this area could focus on other sectors in India, to substantiate the findings in this research. ...
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...Faculty of Management and Economics, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. **Faculty of management, JIMT, Radaur, India. ABSTRACT Pinnacle Research Journals 59 http://www.pinnaclejournals.com This paper attempts to demonstrate the important linkage between internal marketing (IM) and human resource management (HRM). As a result, first of all, the present paper reviews the relevant literature about IM. In the next step, the elements of IM are introduced. Then, the main objectives of IM are clarified. Further, the relevant literature of HRM and the link between IM and HRM are described. Thereafter, by proposing a model, this paper illustrates the linkage between IM and HRM which leads to firm’s superior performance. This paper states that Marketing and Human Resource management departments should be aligned and integrated with each other. In other words, it is necessary, to have a market-oriented HR managers in order to make an impact on the success of an organization. HR managers should apply the same strategies that marketing managers use to promote products and services outside the organization. Therefore, the tools that are widely used in the external environment (e.g., market research, segmentation and targeting) could be employed internally to motivate the employees. KEYWORDS: Internal Marketing, Human Resource Management. ________...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5, No. 11; November 2010 Effect of Work Motivation on Job Satisfaction in Mobile Telecommunication Service Organizations of Pakistan Rizwan Saleem (Corresponding author) MS, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-321-501-6378 E-mail: Rizwanprofessional@gmail.com Azeem Mahmood MS, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-345-587-6377 E-mail: Azeem.Mahmood@hotmail.com Asif Mahmood Phd-Scholar, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-332-537-1941 Abstract Study Objectives: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of work motivation on job satisfaction in mobile telecommunication service organizations in Pakistan. In addition, the study aimed at exploring to what extent the employees are satisfied with different dimensions of their job. Research Design/Methodology: A survey-based descriptive research design was used. The study was carried on employees working in two service provider organizations of Pakistan. About 60 survey questionnaires were distributed in October, 2009 by using in person and email modes of communication. Stepwise regression analysis, correlation and p-value were used to confirming the research hypotheses. Results: As p-value is less then .05 so it can be said that the variables chosen for the study are not highly significant. The value of R square is too low that can be used for the relationship analysis...
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... The study discussed in this paper is attempting to determine if there is a connection between age and gender and these individuals’ well-being and satisfaction as it relates to their job. This study included both men and women of various ages, various educational differences, and of various work or job positions within the corporate and industrial realms. This study is a quantitative study that investigates an avenue to develop a plausible explanation for the connection between age and gender and these individuals’ job well –being and satisfaction. In addition, the study looks for this connection to be a generalized concept that can relate to other individuals in other regions and places. We will look at how the study advances the knowledge base for this type of research, this study’s contribution to theories, the procedure of data collection and if this is appropriate for this type of study, the methodology used for this study, and assess the validity and reliability of the information and the research study. Ethics will be another concept that will be examined. Ethics is a very prominent aspect of research and this study involves human participants so these individuals’ rights are of utmost importance. Lastly, the overall scientific merit of the study will be examined and how the study meets the criteria of a good research study. Advancing the Knowledge Base The topic that is covered by this study has been the source of research studies for many years. According...
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...Research in Higher Education, Vol. 48, No. 2, March 2007 (Ó 2006) DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9042-3 EXAMINING HERZBERG’S THEORY: Improving Job Satisfaction among Non-Academic Employees at a University Ryan E. Smerek*,† and Marvin Peterson† ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ This study reports the results of a survey of 2700 employees in business operations at a large public, research university. The analysis tests Herzberg et al.’s (1959) well-known, duality theory of motivators and hygiene factors and the impact of personal characteristics and job characteristics on perceptions of the work environment and job satisfaction. The results offer inconclusive support of Herzberg’s theory although the work itself is the strongest predictor of job satisfaction after controlling for both personal and job characteristics. The study concludes by discussing both practical implications, for those in leadership positions in a university, and theoretical implications for researchers interested in exploring job satisfaction in a higher education context. ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ KEY WORDS: job satisfaction; quality of worklife; work climate; administrative staff...
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...Quantitative Research Article Critique Frances Vitek Winston-Salem State University NUR 3303 Nursing Research Introduction Nurse residency programs are important in the desire for nursing recruitment and retention. New graduate hires face many stressful challenges transitioning from student to professional RN in the workforce. Loss of a new graduate nurse leads to a great financial loss and ultimately increase in the shortage that in turn can lead to patient safety issues. The leaders of the nurse residency programs need to be vested and continue to follow and mentor these new professionals well into their second or third year of hire. The purpose if this paper is to critique the research article “Are rural and urban newly licensed nurses different? A longitudinal study of a nurse residency programme” by Marilyn Meyer Bratt, Marianne Baernholdt, and Jessica Pruszynski. My examination focuses on specific aspects of the article in terms of process and validity of research methods and results. According to Burns and Grove (2012) the purpose of reviewing literature provides us with evidence in theory and science about a specific problem, alloying is to decipher information about what is known to us and not. The key concept covered in Bratt, Baernholdt and Pruszynski’s article is to determine if there is a difference among rural and urban nurse residency programs that lead to a higher retention rate? The key points of this review is to assess the two different...
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