Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries We examine differences in job satisfaction between lowand higher-paid workers within the European Union (EU). To do so The European Community Household Panel Data covering the period 1994-2001 is used. Our results indicate that low paid workers report a lower level of job satisfaction ...

BACKGROUND Primary care teams' job satisfaction is an important issue in quality of care. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the job satisfaction of general practitioners (GPs) and non-physician staff and to explore the elements that may impact on overall job satisfaction for GPs and non-physician staff separately. METHODS The study was based on data from the European Practice Assessmen...

OBJECTIVES Person-organisation fit (P-O fit) is a predictor of work attitude. However, in the area of human resource for health, the literature of P-O fit is quite limited. It is unclear whether P-O fit directly or indirectly affects turnover intention. This study aims to examine the mediation effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between P-O fit and turnover intention based on data fr...

background and purpose: shiraz university of medical sciences as one of the oldest and largest universities of medicine in iran with 50 years history has more than 450 faculty members and 5000 students. this study is an attempt to find out the level of job satisfaction among shiraz university of medical sciences’ faculty members. methods: in midterm of 2003-2004, data on job satisfaction level ...

BACKGROUND Nurses constitute the majority of the health workforce in South Africa and they play a major role in providing primary health care (PHC) services. Job satisfaction influences nurse retention and successful implementation of health system reforms. This study was conducted in light of renewed government commitment to reforms at the PHC level, and to contribute to the development of sol...

In this study, it is investigated to find out in what extent affective commitment is related to Emergency Services employees’ job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion. This study is conducted through a survey on 256 medical doctors and staff working in emergency services of public hospitals with a capacity of over 50 beds in Kocaeli Province. As means of data collection, Maslach Burnout Invent...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to explore the role of managerial style, work environment factors and burnout in determining job satisfaction during the implementation of quality improvement activities in a dental clinic. METHOD Quantitative research was carried out using a prestructured anonymous questionnaire to survey 302 respondents in Kaarli Dental Clinic, Estonia. Dental clinic staff...

BACKGROUND The worldwide nursing shortage is threatening the quality of healthcare. The two most common causes in maintaining nurses are job satisfaction, a positive working environment, and good relationships among staff. This study aimed to determine the effect of interpersonal communication skills training on job satisfaction among the nurses working in Al-Zahra Hospital affiliated to Isfaha...