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What is Employee Satisfaction

Chapter 6
Handbook of Research on Managerial Solutions in Non-Profit Organizations
This term used to describe whether employees are happy and satisfied and if they are fulfilling their desires and needs at work. This means how employees feel and how satisfied are with their work and working environment. Employees satisfaction mostly include workload, perceptions of management and leadership, flexibility, teamwork, resources and is coming from interaction of employee’s positive and negative feelings according to the job.
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Leaders' Behavior in Association with Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment
Mateja Lorber (University of Maribor, Slovenia), Sonja Treven (University of Maribor, Slovenia), and Damijan Mumel (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0731-4.ch006
Abstract
The achievement of organizational objectives depends on the leadership and leaders' behavior. The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the leaders' behavior, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees in nursing in Slovenian hospitals. The differences between individual variables were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney Test, Spearman correlation analysis and the regression analysis. With the leadership style, leaders' characteristics, leaders' emotional intelligence, and teamwork in the unit we can explain 51% of the total variability of nurses' job satisfaction and 84% of organizational commitment. Leaders' behavior has an important component of work and associated with job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees in nursing. Health care organizations can be successful if the employees are satisfied with their work and have a high level of organizational commitment.
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Chapter 1
Adaptation and Validation of the Employer Attractiveness Scale for the Air Transport Industry: Attracting Future Employees
It is a term that describes how satisfied employees are with their jobs, workplace experiences and the organization they work for.
Published in Chapter: Adaptation and Validation of the Employer Attractiveness Scale for the Air Transport Industry: Attracting Future Employees; From: Challenges and Opportunities for Aviation Stakeholders in a Post-Pandemic World
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Chapter 4
Employee-Based Brand Equity and Competitive Advantage
Employee satisfaction refers to the extent to which the employee is satisfied with his or her work and the role he or she performs in the organization.
Published in Chapter: Employee-Based Brand Equity and Competitive Advantage; From: Antecedents and Outcomes of Employee-Based Brand Equity
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Chapter 10
Work-Life Balance in Tourism Industry
Employee satisfaction also known as job satisfaction, is the extent to which employees are happy or content with their jobs and working environment. In other words, employees are contented with their work and position and they are comfortable in their work environment - both with other employees and with the resources they have available to complete their jobs.
Published in Chapter: Work-Life Balance in Tourism Industry; From: Contemporary Human Resources Management in the Tourism Industry
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The Structural Effects of Quality Management Control Systems on Organizational Performance
Involves dimensions such as job motivation, career development, working environment, and organizational support.
Published in Chapter: The Structural Effects of Quality Management Control Systems on Organizational Performance; From: Handbook of Research on Developing Sustainable Value in Economics, Finance, and Marketing
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Employee Welfare Provisions: An Administration Tool to Enhance Employee Efficiency
Employee satisfaction describes the employees happiness and fulfillment of their desires and needs at work.
Published in Chapter: Employee Welfare Provisions: An Administration Tool to Enhance Employee Efficiency; From: Handbook of Research on Managerial Practices and Disruptive Innovation in Asia
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