OBJECTIVE Workforce planning reports identify a staff shortfall that jeopardizes the ability of UK radiotherapy centres to meet future demands. Obtaining an understanding of the work experiences of radiotherapy professionals will support the development of strategies to increase job satisfaction, productivity and effectiveness. METHODS A quantitative survey assessed job satisfaction, attitude...

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of job satisfaction among physiotherapists, and to identify the best predictors of job satisfaction. A self-administrated questionnaire survey was conducted in September 2003. Data were collected from 198 physiotherapists in 13 health care settings (five university hospitals, seven government hospitals, and one municipality hospital) located in...

Handling Editor: Leanne Atwater We investigated the effect of self–other agreement in empowering leadership on leader effectiveness, job satisfaction, and turnover intention using a sample of 50 Norwegian municipal leaders (46 for leader effectiveness) and 168 (158) of their subordinates. The findings indicated that considering both self and subordinate ratings of empowering leadership was usef...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate medical residents' job satisfaction and their related factors to improve the quality of residency program. METHODS The study subjects were 159 medical residents being trained at Chonnam National University Hospital, South Korea, in 2011. The participants were asked to complete a short form Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire (MSQ). RESULTS Th...

UNLABELLED Shift workers from control centers of electrical systems are a group that has received little attention in Brazil. This study aimed to compare workers' job satisfaction at five control centers of a Brazilian company electrical system, and according to their job titles. METHOD The Organization Satisfaction Index (OSI) questionnaire to assess job satisfaction was used. ANOVA was used...

This study examines relationships between achievement motivation and job characteristics on job satisfaction among IS personnel. The analytical results reveal that the dimensions of the achievement motivation of IS personnel are perseverance, competition and difficulty control. Regarding job characteristics, the job characteristics of IS personnel are task identity, professionalism, feedback, a...

The purpose of this study was to identify components of job satisfaction of Army CRNAs and their relationship to turnover. There is a shortage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the Army. Presently, only 80% of the allocated CRNA slots are filled. If the annual attrition rate continues to average 25-30 CRNAs, and the Army continues to produce 30-35 CRNAs per year, there will ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between job demands, job resourses, personal resourses and job satisfaction and to assess the usefulness of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model in the explanation of these phenomena. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research was based on a sample of 500 social workers. The "Psychosocial Factors" and "Job satisfaction" questionnaire...

background: job satisfaction is an emotional and positive feeling which results from job assessment or experiences. it is always considered as a problem in some organizations. despite the important role of nutrition therapy in patients care, dietitians’ job satisfaction is less taken into account. the aim of the present study was to determine the amount of job satisfaction among dietitians in f...

This study refers to how job characteristics, work environment, pay satisfaction, and advancement opportunities influence employee’s job satisfaction. The study results showed that job clarity, effective communications with management, a participatory management approach, organizational support of career development, opportunities for advancement, and family-friendly policies are all significan...