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O estudo discute conceitualmente a qualidade do emprego seguindo um viés crítico de abordagem do tema considerando-se o contexto da sociedade informacional. O estudo é desenvolvido realizando um diagnóstico sobre a qualidade do emprego no segmento de telefonia móvel celular brasileiro, entendendo que em segmentos emergentes de emprego estabelecem-se processos particulares que implicam em diferenciais ao discutir a concepção da qualidade do emprego. Qualidade do emprego é uma matéria indefinida e polêmica que foi tratada a partir de modelos padrões de emprego, geralmente sustentados na sociedade industrial. No âmbito das transformações da realidade do trabalho e do surgimento de uma mão-de-obra de perfil diferenciado, sugere-se uma lógica distinta de avaliação da qualidade do emprego, condizente com os padrões vigentes. No estudo investigou-se como se expressa a qualidade do emprego nas operadoras de telefonia móvel celular a partir da conjugação entre as características gerais dos empregos e o perfil dos trabalhadores que estão empregados nestas empresas. A rotina do trabalho passa a ser marcada pela capacidade de ajustar-se e de estar sempre motivado, por isso, nestas empresas, buscam-se trabalhadores com perfil volátil, aspectos que têm caracterizado uma mãode- obra jovem. As condições de emprego parecem condizer com as aspirações do perfil de trabalhador demandado. A qualidade do emprego nas empresas investigadas também reside na formação de uma “cultura” que desperta no trabalhador a necessidade de reforçar a sua empregabilidade. Nessa conjugação entre exigências do emprego e aspirações dos trabalhadores os empregos podem demonstrar-se satisfatórios, expressando-se como “empregos de qualidade”. Qualidade do emprego é mais palpável quando se refere a este circuito de aspectos, e não a uma pré-concepção de um “emprego de qualidade”. / Quality of job is an indefinite and controversial subject that was dealt with from models standards job, generally supported in the industrial society. In the scope of the transformations of the reality of the work and the sprouting of a work force of differentiated profile, a logic distinct of evaluation of the quality of the job is suggested, understanding with the effective standards. In the study it was investigated as if express the quality of the job in the operators of cellular mobile telephony from the conjugate enters the general characteristics of the jobs and the profile of the workers who are used in these companies. The routine of the work passes to be marked by the capacity to adjust themselves and to be always motivated, therefore, in these companies, they search diligent with volatile profile, aspects that have characterized a young work force. The job conditions seem to understanding with the aspirations of the profile of demanded worker. The quality of job in the companies also investigated inhabits in the formation of a “culture” that awakes in the worker the necessity to strengthen its empregability. In this conjugate between requirements of the job and aspirations of the workers the jobs can be demonstrated satisfactory, expressing itself as “quality jobs”. Quality of job is more concrete when it is mentioned to this circuit of aspects, and not to a preconception of a “quality jobs”.

The Job Characteristics Model is widely accepted as a conceptual tool for addressing problems related to employees’ motivation, dissatisfaction and organisational performance. Therefore, this study attempts to apply Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Model (JCM) by among the five core dimensions of autonomy, skill variety, task identity, task significance and feedback and job satisfaction and employees’ turnover in the Libyan oil companies located in Benghazi city. Also, to explore the current situation of organisational determinants of job satisfaction in the Libyan oil companies and to investigate its correlation with employees’ job satisfaction. These factors (pay/rewards, supervision, promotion opportunity, relationship with co-workers and work conditions) are tested empirically in the companies studied. A total of 400 questionnaires were collected and 20 interviews were conducted in four oil companies. The main findings of the study confirm the positive correlations among the five core dimensions of the JCM and job satisfaction. Also, organisational factors were found to influence employees’ job satisfaction as the employees were satisfied with their pay/rewards, supervision, promotion opportunity, relationship with co-workers and working conditions. Moreover, employees have shown more concern for factors such as job security and change in the social status. Also, it was found that employees’ turnover increased in relation to security and social factors such as the absence of safety and security in the oil fields after the Libyan uprising, especially those oil fields located in the Eastern region. It was also found that the correlations among job satisfaction and employees’ turnover was negative and the correlation among the five core dimensions of the JCM model and employees’ turnover were negative too. The study makes a significant contribution to knowledge in theory and practice. Among such contributions are identification of gaps in the literature on job satisfaction and the core dimension of job characteristics model. Also, the study contributes to the redesign of jobs and working relationships in the Libyan oil companies.