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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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SATISFACCIÓN LABORAL COMO FACTOR CRÍTICO PARA LA CALIDAD. El caso del sector hostelero de la provincia de Córdoba - España

TL;DR: The case of the hotel sector in Cordoba, Spain was investigated in this paper, where the authors tried to draw some conclusions on existing levels of satisfaction in the hotel business of Cordoba (Spain) and its relationship with certain personal aspects of individuals and organizations of the companies where they work.
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Core self-evaluations as a mediator of the relationship between person–environment fit and job satisfaction among laboratory technicians

TL;DR: In this article, the mediating effect of core self-evaluations on the relationship between person-environment fit and job satisfaction among professional laboratory technicians was examined, and the results using structural equation modeling showed that core selfevaluations partially mediated the relationship.
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FEAT - Fragebogen zur Erhebung von Arbeitszufriedenheitstypen Zukunftsperspektive für das Züricher Modell

TL;DR: In this article, a questionnaire to evaluate job satisfaction (FEAT) is presented. But it does not specify any possible type of job satisfaction in theory that can be deduced from the Zurich Model.
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Management Characteristics as Determinants of Employee Creativity: The Mediating Role of Employee Job Satisfaction

TL;DR: In this paper, the mediating role of employee job satisfaction in the relationship between management characteristics (such as supervisor humility and abusive supervision) and employee creativity was investigated, and the results demonstrated that supervisor humility is positively related to employee job-satisfaction, while abusive supervision is negatively related to worker creativity.
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Directionally different expectancy theory predictions of work motivation and job satisfaction

TL;DR: In this article, two hypotheses were advanced and tested in organizational settings: (1) that the multiplicative formulation (β) will yield superior predictions of work motivation and job performance in comparison to the discrepancy model (β-E-βV), and (2) that discrepancy model was more accurate than multiplicative model in predicting job satisfaction.
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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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