Job Satisfaction from Herzberg's Two Factor Theory Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783656356301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 28 str.

Alikira Richard

Opis

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: none, course: Organization behaviour, language: English, abstract: According to Suzan M, heartfield, Employee satisfaction is a terminology used to describe whether employees are happy and contented and fulfilling their desires and needs at work. Many measures purport that employee satisfaction is a factor in employee motivation, employee goal achievement, and positive employee morale in the workplace. Whereas job satisfaction is generally positive the organization's success, it can also be a downer if mediocre employees stay because they are satisfied with your work environment. Several factors including; treating employees with respect, providing regular employee recognition, empowering employees, offering above industry-average benefits and compensation, providing employee perks and company activities, and positive management within a success framework of goals, measurements, and expectations all contribute to an employee's level of satisfaction. Employee satisfaction is looked at in areas such as: management, understanding of mission and vision, empowerment, teamwork, communication, and coworker interaction. Some of the signs of lack of employee satisfaction are high levels of absenteeism and staff turnover and can affect the organization's bottom line, as recruitment and retraining take their toll. But few organizations have made job satisfaction a top priority, perhaps because they have failed to understand the significant opportunity that lies in front of them. Satisfied employees on the other hand tend to be more productive, creative and committed to their employers, and recent studies have shown a direct correlation between staff satisfaction and their performance. For example, employers who can create work environments that attract, motivate and retain hard-working individuals will be better positioned to succeed in a competitive environment that demands qual

O autorze

Born in 1986, Jan 15, completed primary level in 1998, ordinary level in 2003, and advanced level in 2005. He got his first degree in computer science in 2009, and two years later he earned a masters degree in computer science. He is a lecturer of information systems, compiler construction,artificial intelligence and data communication.with over five years of experience in both hardware and software.