The main purpose of this study was to figure out employees’ attitudes toward the new performance appraisal program and to examine whether three different types of appraisal processes differentially affected job satisfaction and employee engagement. The second purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between performance appraisal reform, job satisfaction, and employee engagement...

This study focuses this study surveying the impact of organization structure on employees' job satisfaction of agricultural bank in Ardebil province. Data has collected from 105 employees of agricultural bank in Ardabil Province by two questionnaires with study of variables. Organizational structure Questionnaire, an18 item scale according to Robins (2000) theory and A Structured, closedended q...

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...

BACKGROUND Job satisfaction and emotional intelligence are two important variables in organizational behavioral studies, and are key factors in promoting the efficiency of organizations. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted in order to determine the job satisfaction and emotional intelligence of employees of Kashan hospitals in 2011. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study wa...

Organizations have realized that employee emotions and moods are pervasive in the workplace. The emotions and moods are not only a deep-seated part of work life but have an important role to play in one's job performance and satisfaction. The study investigated employees’ mood and emotion as imperatives for perceived job satisfaction in a multinational organization in Nigeria. The research desi...

This research was conducted to examine the mediating effect of perceived social support between perceived stress and job satisfaction among employees. A conveniently selected sample of 280 employees provided the information on Perceived Social Support Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Job Satisfaction Survey. Employing Regression analyses, findings revealed the significant negative effect of p...

PURPOSE The purpose of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is to explore the relationships between managers' leadership styles and employees' job satisfaction in Isfahan University Hospitals, Isfahan, Iran, 2004. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The data were collected through the distribution of two questionnaires among the 814 employees, first line, middle and senior managers of these hos...

Job Satisfaction is one of the most significant attitudes of the employees of an organization. Job satisfaction used to describe whether the employees are happy, asserted and fulfilling their desires and needs at work. The organizations are challenged, as they have to make the employee’s satisfied in their Job. So they will perform better and consequently organization will achieve their competi...

This study explores the factors that affect overall job satisfaction and intentions to stay among 432 employees in public research and development (R&D) center in Saudi Arabia. Five organizational characteristics variables: pay, promotion, supervision, coworkers, and nature of work, were considered as antecedents to overall job satisfaction and intentions to stay. Results show that pay has dire...

BACKGROUND Job satisfaction is an important predictor for management and clinical ratios. Although it is accepted that is affected by many aspects, the influence of social capital remains to be determined. The main purpose of the article is to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and individual social capital for employees offering services in the treatment of addiction. METHODS ...