BACKGROUND Job satisfaction is an important predictor of an individual's intention to leave the workplace. It is increasingly being used to consider the retention of health workers in low-income countries. However, the determinants of job satisfaction vary in different contexts, and it is important to use measurement methods that are contextually appropriate. We identified a measurement tool de...

BACKGROUND Demand for respiratory care services and staffing levels of respiratory therapists (RTs) is expected to increase over the next several years. Hence, RT job satisfaction will be a critical factor in determining recruitment and retention of RTs. Determinants of RT job satisfaction measures have received little attention in the literature. This study examines the use of respiratory care...

conclusions as the majority of the staff had average level of job satisfaction and emotional intelligence and others were lower than average, it seems necessary for authorities to explore the reasons for job dissatisfaction to prevent job burnout, depression and developing a sense of helplessness in the staff. it is also recommended to hold educational workshops for the staff especially who are...

context: nursing is a stressful job that could create physical and psychological disorders. many studies presented information on stress, effects of coping strategies, and job satisfaction of nurses within health setting. we aimed to identify and describe nursing stresses, coping strategies and job satisfaction of iranian nurses who are working or worked in different wards. evidence acquisition...

BACKGROUND Nurses' job satisfaction and job stress are important issues regarding their turnovers. While there are some recent descriptive studies on job satisfaction in public hospitals, very limited research was found on this topic in private hospital setting. It is worth to examine the job satisfaction of nurses and its correlates in such a specific hospital context in Hong Kong, by which th...

Using the European Community Household Panel, this paper analyzes the determinants of job dissatisfaction in a European cross-country setting. We find big differences in the reported job dissatisfaction across countries which seem due, at least in part, to cultural diversity. We explain job dissatisfaction by using variables measuring different job characteristics (earnings, job security, type ...

IT professionals’ level of organizational commitment and job satisfaction is important in minimizing turnover, improving job performance, minimizing absenteeism, and increasing the level of job involvement. This study explores various nature of work characteristics as a contributing factor to IT professionals’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Nature of work for the IT context of ...

This study examines how customers can be maintained, which is a particularly important issue for service industry area. Customer service is important not only to private firms but also to public organizations. To improve service quality and maintain customers, organizations must ensure their employees’ job satisfaction. This study measures job satisfaction and examines its effects on service qu...

BACKGROUND Unregulated health care aides provide the majority of direct health care to residents in long term care homes. Lower job satisfaction as reported by care aides is associated with increased turnover of staff. Turnover leads to inferior job performance and negatively impacts quality of care for residents. This study aimed to determine the individual and organizational variables associa...