IMPROVING JOB SATISFACTION IN THE WORKPLACE

Improving Job Satisfaction in the Workplace

ABSTRACT3

Introduction4

Discussion5

Improving performance and commitment in the workplace6

Job design for job satisfaction7

Motivation for job satisfaction8

Role of employees9

Organization level10

Contributors to Employee Job Satisfaction11

Contributors to Employee Engagement12

Levels of Employee Engagement13

Assessing Staff Loyalty14

Social Exchange Theory14

Organizational Commitment15

Characteristics of Effective Organizations16

Organizational Identification17

Conclusion19

Conclusion and Recommendations19

ABSTRACT

Leading companies play a vital role in educating and training the staff, and supervising and motivating them. None of this is accomplished without a concrete understanding of man and his behavior, the employee and the social environment in which he lives and where he works. To lead and manage business staff is necessary to know in depth the most revealing aspects of human behavior, the motives that drive to act in one way or another, the attitudes that predetermine these reasons, opinions, ideas and even prejudices. It is important to get not only the conditions under which the work develops encourage staff satisfaction, but staff feel, experience and live such satisfaction. In this paper, we would be reviewing the present literature on the topic of the link between job satisfaction and employee engagement. Job satisfaction is certainly the most studied subject in all types of organizations. Experts generally agree that the job satisfaction varies with the individual, nature of the work, and several other aspects. On the contrary, it is a complex concept that relates to the vision of the employees about the work environment, rewards, supervision, job requirements, etc. In general, each of these aspects has a corresponding attitude, which is only a predisposition, gained from experience, to respond to others, objects or institutions, positively or negatively. Engagement of employees of the organization is a psychological condition that defines expectations, attitudes of employees, particularly their work behavior and the way they perceive the organization. The organization's commitment includes: identification, engagement and loyalty. More specifically the different aspects of job satisfaction and employee engagement are attitudes that focus on job satisfaction itself, satisfaction with salary, satisfaction with peers, satisfaction with the heads and satisfaction with promotions. The importance of each of these aspects has changes as the work changes. It is also possible that an employee is very happy with a look and very dissatisfied with another.

Improving Job Satisfaction in the Workplace

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant information related to the analysis for improving the Job satisfaction in the workplace with the help of the Employee Engagment. Successful organizations know that job satisfaction and employee engagement is critical in sustaining their leadership and growth in the market. Attracting, engaging and retaining employees should be the highest priority of every business. One of the biggest problems facing companies today is how to motivate their staff, improve job satisfaction and keep their workforce engaged. The involvement of employees goes hand in hand with higher job satisfaction, a lower rate of employee turnover and improved productivity.

Satisfaction is understood as the congruence between aspirated and managed (Emery & Barker, 2007, ...