The effectiveness of manager¡¦s management leadership is potentially affected by the interpersonal interactions with and delegation to its employees. At the same time, the level of employee job satisfaction is also affected by such relationships. How much trust does a supervisor has in this subordinate? What level of delegation is exercised by supervisors? In a business organization, what kinds of relationships exist between supervisor¡¦s trust in employees, delegation to employees and employee job satisfaction? When a supervisor¡¦s trust in and delegation to employees are met with employee with orientation toward theory X, or theory Y, what kinds of relationships exist for internal and external job satisfaction? Two sets of samples were collected in this study. One set of data were collected from a group of Taiwanese employee, the other set from a group of Chinese employee employed by Taiwanese business enterprises in the Gungdong district of China. The results of the two groups in different geographic regions were compared. Differences in trust, delegation and employee job satisfaction in the two groups with similar Chinese culture were identified. The research findings are as follows: 1. Trust and delegation are moderately and positively correlated. In this relationship, the Taiwanese employee group exhibits no significant difference with the Chinese employee group.¡@The correlation for this relationship was not highly correlated in for both employee groups. 2. Trust and employee overall job satisfaction showed moderate positive relationship. The results indicate that the Chinese employee group exhibit higher level of job satisfaction relative to the Taiwanese employee group in respect of trust. In the Taiwanese employee group, there was no significant difference between internal and external job satisfaction. But in the Chinese employee group, internal job satisfaction was higher than external job satisfaction with respect to trust. 3. In the sample of Chinese employee studied, there was no employee with theory X orientation. In the Taiwanese employee group, when theory X and Y was introduced as a factor moderating the relationship between trust and internal job satisfaction, employee with theory Y orientation showed higher level of internal job satisfaction with respect to trust than employee with theory X orientation. For both groups of employee with theory Y orientation, the Chinese employee group showed higher level of internal job satisfaction than the Taiwanese employee group. 4. Delegation and overall job satisfaction showed moderate level of positive relationship. There was no difference between the Taiwanese and Chinese employee group. 5. The relationship between delegation and internal and external job satisfaction was moderated by theory X and Y orientation. In this study, the Chinese employee group has no employee with theory X orientation. In the Taiwanese employee group, employee with theory Y orientation exhibit higher level of correlation between delegation and internal job satisfaction than employee with theory X orientation. In both groups of theory Y orientation, there was no significant difference between the Chinese and Taiwanese employee group with respect to internal job satisfaction. With respect to the relationship between delegation and external job satisfaction, in the Taiwanese employee group, the correlation between delegation and external job satisfaction for employee with theory Y orientation was much higher than that for theory X. For both groups of theory Y, the internal job satisfaction in Taiwanese employee group was higher than the Chinese employee group. This study reviews the relationship between supervisor¡¦s trust and delegation with respect to subordinate¡¦s level of job satisfaction. The results serve as reference for supervisors and managers in their management or leadership. For the business managers and supervisors of Taiwanese business enterprises in China, this study has made comparison between the Taiwanese group and Chinese group, which may be beneficial in understanding the organizational behavior of local Chinese employee when considering investment in China.

South African organizations operate in a changing environment. The ultimate criterion of organisational effectiveness is whether the organisation survives in its environment. Political, social, technological and economic changes constantly challenge businesses to adopt new approaches in this strive for survival. These challenges affect the roles, and possibly the job satisfaction levels of first-line supervisors and middle-level managers. In this paper, the writer aimed to study and compare job satisfaction levels of first-line supervisors and middle-level managers in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area. The effects of job satisfaction, or the lack thereof must be clearly identifiable to the top managers. These can either be positive or negative. In the case of positive effects, managers must strive to maintain the conditions that contribute to the positive effects of job satisfaction. In the study it was observed that middle-level managers scored higher and therefore they had higher overall job satisfaction levels than first-line supervisors. The job satisfaction levels of the first-line supervisors are found to be lower in all the areas that were stated as factors affecting job satisfaction. These areas were the personality job fit, the job content, the job context, the organisational environment and the macro environment. The companies therefore have a task of improving the job satisfaction levels in these areas. The writer recommends that organisations in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area take a closer look at the job satisfaction levels of their first-line supervisors. These managers' job satisfaction levels need to be improved from being just satisfactory to being excellent. It is mentioned in the theoretical study that firstline supervisors are very important in organisations, as they are the link between upper management and the employees. Their roles are multi-faceted as they have important functions to fulfil in the operation and ultimately success of the organization.

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a conceptual model of teacher job satisfaction based on prominent job satisfaction theories in business and industry, but focused primarily on the theory of Frederick Herzberg. The variables selected for inclusion in the model were identified from a review of teacher job satisfaction literature and represented both the professional environment of the teacher and the potential for professional development. The Schools and Staffing Survey, an extant database from a national sample, provided the data for the path analysis procedures used in this study. Separate models were analyzed for general and special educators and for elementary and non-elementary general educators. The path analysis results suggested that the administrative climate (i.e. leadership, teacher participation in decision-making, teacher autonomy) had the greatest effect on perceptions of job satisfaction for both general and special education teachers. Peer support (perceived support from parents and colleagues) also appeared to have a significant direct effect on job satisfaction for general educators. An increase in teaching experience was associated with a decrease in both desire for professional development incentives and job satisfaction. In addition, the descriptive results indicated that very few respondents were currently receiving any type of career incentives. The results of the study also indicated a lack of substantive evidence that salary, teaching assignment, and education level of teachers have an impact on job satisfaction. The study concluded with the suggestion to school policy makers that the development of a working environment that includes teachers in decision-making, increases teacher autonomy, provides leadership and support, and promotes an atmosphere of collegiality may lead to increased levels of job satisfaction. / Ed. D.

This research study evaluated the impact specific work-related factors have on home and family life for female managers in the health care food service industry. A random sample of 333 (33%) of the population was chosen to participate in this study. Each participant was a member of the American Dietetic Association's Management in Health Care Systems dietetic practice group. The work aspects with the most negative impact were number of hours worked per week, work schedule, and job security. Two variables found to significantly predict the overall impact of work on home and family life were number of hours worked per week (p-value .002) and annual gross income (p-value .002).

The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among full-time faculty members of nursing colleges in Thailand, by using the Faculty Job Satisfaction /Dissatisfaction Scale developed by Olin R. Wood. The investigation was based on the ten factors of job satisfaction selected from the Herzberg Motivation-Hygiene theory as follows: achievement, growth, interpersonal relations, policy and administration, recognition, responsibility, salary, supervision, work itself, and working conditions. The questionnaire consisted of 68 items, using a six-point rating scale for ten factors of job satisfaction. The population consisted of 621 full-time nursing faculty members in twenty-one nursing colleges across the country of Thailand. A total of 408 nursing faculty members or 65.70 percent of the population participated in this study. Frequencies, percentage, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, regression analysis, and coefficience of concordance W. were used in the follow-up investigation, with the level of significance at .05.

M.Com. (Human Resource Management) / This research focused on the measurement of job satisfaction in two related faculties in a higher education institution comprising 300 academic staff. The research was quantitative and non-experimental. The Job Descriptive Index was used as the basis to determine the most significant factors that contribute to job satisfaction. Five factors were identified, namely the actual job, supervision, relations with co-workers, remuneration and promotion. Sub-factors relating to these factors were identified through an in-depth literature study. A questionnaire was compiled Oil the basis of essence of each of these sub-factors. A statistical analysis was done' using forced ranking, factor analysis, reliability analysis (Cronbach alpha), Friedman tests, spiderweb plots and correspondence analysis. From the results it is apparent that academics consider their work to be interesting, rewarding and challenging. Academics feel respected in their work context. Academics are satisfied with their supervision, which includes adequate planning and communication and the acknowledgement of excellent work. Academics are satisfied with their relations with co-workers. This includes a pleasant work environment, responsible co-workers and team work. Academics do not agree about remuneration. Most of the academics feel underpaid and regard promotion as a sensitive issue. Deviations in the results include routine work, fairness in remuneration, promotions based on equity policies and infrequent promotions. On the basis of the results of the study, it was recommended that the workload of academics should be examined, fairness in remuneration should be apparent, sound communication between the institution and its employees and the benefit of equity policies in promotions should be highlighted.

This study examines the determinants of job satisfaction for women and men working in self-managed work teams. The data used are from a 1990 survey sample of 99 production employees in an electronics manufacturing plant.

This cross-sectional survey examined the relationship between social interest, as postulated by Alfred Adler, and job satisfaction among full-time employed registered nurses to determine whether social interest was related to work attitude and whether job satisfaction was related to age, level of education, experience, and type of position in nursing.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1965 M822 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1978 C34 / Master of Science