This study is undertaken to investigate the effect job satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) has on the employees of Xstrata Alloys. Specifically, the focus falls on the supervisors employed at Xstrata’s Boshoek plant. The supervisors form the first line of management and therefore have the opportunity to influence the work force, be it intentionally or unintentionally, either positive or negative. It is the responsibility of every organisation to put measures in place to ensure a workforce of satisfied employees as the productivity and performance of the entire company could rest on this. This research study focuses on the quantitative method to obtain the necessary data. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) short form is specifically used in the collection of data for this study. A few interesting findings are evident: supervisors that have been in a certain line of work for longer periods of time, perceive themselves to experience less praise for jobs well done, whereas employees who have been appointed in supervisory positions for longer periods of time, have even lower levels of general satisfaction. The supervisors in the different departments are found to differ in their perceptions of certain job satisfaction items. Supervisors in the Admin and Production departments, harbour more positive feelings about some of the items than the supervisors in the Engineering department. A difference in perception is also noted between the supervisors with Afrikaans and other languages as home language, regarding their perception of some of the items of job satisfaction. It is recommended that future studies should focus on including the whole workforce, opposed to only the supervisors. / Thesis (MBA)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

This study is undertaken to investigate the effect job satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) has on the employees of Xstrata Alloys. Specifically, the focus falls on the supervisors employed at Xstrata’s Boshoek plant. The supervisors form the first line of management and therefore have the opportunity to influence the work force, be it intentionally or unintentionally, either positive or negative. It is the responsibility of every organisation to put measures in place to ensure a workforce of satisfied employees as the productivity and performance of the entire company could rest on this. This research study focuses on the quantitative method to obtain the necessary data. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) short form is specifically used in the collection of data for this study. A few interesting findings are evident: supervisors that have been in a certain line of work for longer periods of time, perceive themselves to experience less praise for jobs well done, whereas employees who have been appointed in supervisory positions for longer periods of time, have even lower levels of general satisfaction. The supervisors in the different departments are found to differ in their perceptions of certain job satisfaction items. Supervisors in the Admin and Production departments, harbour more positive feelings about some of the items than the supervisors in the Engineering department. A difference in perception is also noted between the supervisors with Afrikaans and other languages as home language, regarding their perception of some of the items of job satisfaction. It is recommended that future studies should focus on including the whole workforce, opposed to only the supervisors. / Thesis (MBA)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

The purpose of this study was twofold. One, the study was to document facet-specific and general levels of job satisfaction of community college chairpersons in the United States. Two, the influence of selected personal and unit-related characteristics on general job satisfaction was investigated. A sample of 807 chairs was systematically selected from a population of 9,866 chairs. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Long Form (MSQ) was chosen to measure satisfaction levels of 20 job facets and general job satisfaction. A data form was used to collect information about selected personal and unit characteristics. Frequencies, percentages and appropriate summary statistics were computed for the personal and unit-related characteristics. The reliability and content validity of the MSQ were determined. Cronbach's alpha was computed to measure the internal consistency of the 20 MSQ facet scales and the general job satisfaction scale. A factor analysis was conducted to explore the instrument's content validity. A hierarchy of the 20 facet-specific MSQ scales was constructed. The mean and standard deviation for each facet scale were documented in addition to the frequencies, percentages, and summary statistics for the general job satisfaction scale. A multiple regression model was constructed to describe the relationship between selected personal and unit characteristics and general job satisfaction. The findings of the study indicated that each of the 21 MSQ scale scores has adequate internal consistency. The results of the factor analysis supported the instrument's content validity. Job facets of relatively greater satisfaction included social service, creativity, and achievement as reflected by respective means of 22.30, 21.28, and 21.26. Job facets of relatively lesser satisfaction included advancement, compensation, and company policies and practices as reflected by respective means of 16.60, 16.27, and 15.75. The mean, median, and mode of the respondents' general job satisfaction were all equal to 78 meaning that community college chairpersons appear to be generally satisfied with their jobs. The overall regression equation was statistically not significant. The independent variables as a set accounted for only 5.2% of the variance in general job satisfaction. / Ph. D.

This study investigated how engagement, job satisfaction, and intrinsic motivation will affect retention among nurses. A sample of 150 nurses (CNAs, LPNs, and RNs) employed at medical centers in Sioux City (IA-SD-NE) and Carbondale, Illinois was selected using cluster random sampling. Employee engagement (Independent-Variable1) was measured against the Utrecht Work Engagement Survey (UWES), job satisfaction (Independent-Variable2) was measured against the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), and intrinsic motivation (Independent-Variable3) was measured against the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). The study followed a sequential transformative design, with all research questions or hypotheses examined through multinomial regression, which indicated the odds ratio of nurses’ decision or intent to leave or stay against leaving their current position. The regression analysis showed that intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction were significantly more likely to predict nurses’ intent to leave than employee engagement. The interviews showed employee engagement, job satisfaction, and intrinsic motivation to be an important part of the nurses’ decision to leave or stay

Titel: Personlighetsdrag och graden av arbetstillfredsställelse hos fastighetsmäklare – En studie om hur personlighetsdrag inom The Big Five har ett samband med graden av arbetstillfredsställelse hos fastighetsmäklare under en nedåtgående bostadsmarknad. Nivå: Examensarbete på Grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i företagsekonomi Författare: David Hedlund och William Wiman Handledare: Lars-Johan Åge Datum: 2023 - Juni  Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka sambandet mellan olika personlighetsdrag inom The Big Five och graden av arbetstillfredsställelse hos fastighetsmäklare under en nedåtgående bostadsmarknad.  Metod: Studien bygger på en kvantitativ ansats med ett deduktivt tillvägagångssätt. Grunden för arbetet är i form av en enkätundersökning för insamlingen av data. Enkätens population utgick från fastighetsmäklare i Stockholm där urvalet bestod av 300 verksamma fastighetsmäklare. För att analysera statistiken från undersökningen valde vi att använda oss av JASP, där en bivariat korrelationsanalys utfördes. Resultat och slutsats: Resultatet visar att några personlighetsdrag ur The Big Five har ett samband med arbetstillfredsställelse. Extraversion och Conscientiousness hade positiva korrelationer till arbetstillfredsställelse medan Neuroticism hade negativa korrelationer. Personlighetsegenskaperna Agreeableness och Openness visade sig inte ha några korrelationer kopplat till arbetstillfredsställelse utifrån denna studie.  Examensarbetets bidrag: Det teoretiska bidraget i denna studie är att få en tydligare uppfattning om personlighetsegenskaper inom The Big Five och hur de påverkar en fastighetsmäklares välmående och arbetstillfredsställelse under en nedåtgående bostadsmarknad. Studiens praktiska bidrag riktar sig mot fastighetsmäklare som individer där denna studie ger en insikt i hur personlighetsegenskaper återfinns i vardagen och hur de påverkar en fastighetsmäklare som individ. Förslag till vidare forskning: Denna studie är specifikt inriktad på fastighetsmäklare i Stockholm som är verksamma på Stockholms bostadsmarknad. Det hade därför varit intressant att replikera denna studie i en annan stad, till exempel en mindre stad för att se hur resultatet skiljer sig åt på en marknad som är helt annorlunda jämfört med Stockholms bostadsmarknad. / Title: Personality traits and the level of job satisfaction among real estate agents – A study on how personality traits within The Big Five have a relationship with the level of job satisfaction among real estate agents during a declining housing market.  Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Authors: David Hedlund and William Wiman Supervisor: Lars-Johan Åge Date: 2023 - June Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between different personality traits within The Big Five and the level of job satisfaction of real estate agents during a declining housing market.  Methodology: The study is based on a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The basis of the work is in the form of a survey for the collection of data. The survey's population was based on real estate agents in Stockholm, where the sample consisted of 300 active real estate agents. To analyze the statistics from the survey, we chose to use JASP where a bivariate correlation analysis was performed. Result and Conclusion: The result shows that the personality traits within The Big Five have a correlation with job satisfaction. Extraversion and Conscientiousness have positive correlations to job satisfaction while Neuroticism has negative correlations. The personality traits Agreeableness and Openness were found to have no correlations to job satisfaction based on this study. Research contribution: The theoretical contribution of this study is to gain a clearer understanding of personality traits within The Big Five and how they affect a real estate agent's well-being and job satisfaction during a declining housing market. The study's practical contribution is aimed at real estate agents as individuals. This study provides an insight into how personality traits are found in everyday life and how they affect a real estate agent as an individual. Suggestions for future research: This study is specifically focused on real estate agents in Stockholm and Stockholm's housing market. It would therefore be interesting to replicate this study in another city, for example a smaller city to see how the results differ in a market that is completely different compared to Stockholm's housing market

The project is to about employee job satisfaction and how outside and inside factors affect that satisfaction. The researcher used the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure satisfaction.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between personality traits and job satisfaction among music teachers. The research problems were 1. to investigate the areas of job satisfaction of music teachers; 2. to investigate the patterns of personality traits that were common among music teachers; 3. to determine whether relationships existed between the areas in which the music teachers showed job satisfaction/dissatisfaction and their personality profiles.

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Η Εργασιακή Ικανοποίηση αποτελεί τον συνδετικό κρίκο ανάμεσα στις θεωρίες των κινήτρων και την εφαρμογή τους στον εργασιακό χώρο και αποτελεί την πιο μελετημένη μεταβλητή στο εργασιακό γίγνεσθαι. Συνοπτικά η επαγγελματική ικανοποίηση μπορεί να περιγραφεί ως ένα σύνολο στάσεων που οι εργαζόμενοι έχουν απέναντι στη δουλειά τους, ή ως μια ψυχολογική προδιάθεση που περιλαμβάνει πολλές επιμέρους στάσεις και συναισθήματα για διάφορες όψεις της εργασίας (Schultz, 1982). Σκοπός της διατριβής είναι η εκτίμηση του βαθμού ικανοποίησης των επαγγελματιών υγείας από την εργασία τους και η ανάδειξη των παραγόντων εκείνων που την επηρεάζουν. Το δείγμα αποτελείται από 572 εργαζομένους των δημόσιων νοσοκομείων της Περιφέρειας Πελοποννήσου όλων των κατηγοριών ιατροί, νοσηλευτές, καθώς και διοικητικό, τεχνικό, βοηθητικό και παραϊατρικό προσωπικό. Τα δεδομένα συλλέχθηκαν με τη μέθοδο του δομημένου ερωτηματολογίου για την περίοδο 2006. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι η ηλικία και το επίπεδο εκπαίδευσης είναι οι πρωταρχικοί παράγοντες οι οποίοι επηρεάζουν την υποκειμενική αντίληψη για την ικανοποίηση των επαγγελματιών υγείας από την εργασία τους. Επιπλέον, περισσότερο συνολικά ικανοποιημένοι είναι οι άνδρες, οι εργαζόμενοι υποχρεωτικής εκπαίδευσης και το βοηθητικό προσωπικό. Μικρότερη ικανοποίηση φαίνεται να βιώνουν οι γυναίκες, οι κάτοχοι μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου και το διοικητικό και νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό. Τα θέματα τα οποία αναδεικνύονται ως μείζονος σημασίας στη διαμόρφωση του επιπέδου ικανοποίησης από την εργασία είναι (α) η αντίληψη των εργαζομένων για τον οργανισμό και τη θέση απασχόλησής του, (β) η αίσθηση επαγγελματικής επάρκειας και προσφοράς αποτελεσματικού έργου και (γ) η έλλειψη επιβράβευσης της Διοίκησης στις περιπτώσεις αποτελεσματικής απόδοσης. / --