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What is job satisfaction

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Using Rand's theory of emotions as a starting point, the concepts of satisfaction, dissatisfaction, value, emotion, and appraisal, and their interrelationships are discussed, and the present theory of job satisfaction is contrasted with previous theories.
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This article is published in Organizational Behavior and Human Performance.The article was published on 1969-11-01. It has received 1956 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Job satisfaction & Job design.

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Preventing employee burnout during episodic organizational changes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the effect that training and development have on employee burnout during episodic organizational changes and investigated the mediating role of overall job satisfaction (OJS) in conjunction with the moderation role of personal computer literacy.
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Impact of rewards and compensation on job satisfaction: Public and private universities of UK

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the level of organizational commitment and job satisfaction existing in UK Higher Education institutions and universities and found that almost the university faculty founded satisfied and to some extent committed in current era.
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Pay is not everything: Differential effects of monetary and non-monetary rewards on employees’ attitudes and behaviours

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of the overall total reward system (TRS) on three outcome variables (i.e. job satisfaction, affective commitment, and innovative behaviour at work).
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Work and motivation

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate the work of hundreds of researchers in individual workplace behavior to explain choice of work, job satisfaction, and job performance, including motivation, goal incentive, and attitude.
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Science and human behavior

TL;DR: The psychology classic "Walden Two" as mentioned in this paper is a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century.
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The motivation to work

TL;DR: Motivation and performance are not merely dependent upon environmental needs and external rewards as discussed by the authors, but instead, satisfaction came most often from factors intrinsic to work: achievements, job recognition, and work that was challenging, interesting, and responsible.
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Management and the Worker

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development of the interviewing program and the practical operation of the Plan the Training of Supervisors and the Investigation of Complaints, as well as the analysis of complaints fact vs. sentiment.
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