OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of globalization on employee psychological health and job satisfaction via job characteristics (i.e., job demands and job resources) in an emerging economy, that of Malaysia. As external factors are regarded as influences on the working environment, we hypothesized that global forces (increased pressure and competition) would have an impact on burnout and job sat...

The question “Does work-family conflict influence small business executives’ job satisfaction and is this relationship moderated by job stress?” was examined using a sample of 67 top executives from small businesses. Support was not found for increased job stress or decreased job satisfaction as a result of family interfering with work. However, work-family conflict was found to have a negative...

Handling Editor: Leanne Atwater We investigated the effect of self–other agreement in empowering leadership on leader effectiveness, job satisfaction, and turnover intention using a sample of 50 Norwegian municipal leaders (46 for leader effectiveness) and 168 (158) of their subordinates. The findings indicated that considering both self and subordinate ratings of empowering leadership was usef...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate medical residents' job satisfaction and their related factors to improve the quality of residency program. METHODS The study subjects were 159 medical residents being trained at Chonnam National University Hospital, South Korea, in 2011. The participants were asked to complete a short form Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire (MSQ). RESULTS Th...

UNLABELLED Shift workers from control centers of electrical systems are a group that has received little attention in Brazil. This study aimed to compare workers' job satisfaction at five control centers of a Brazilian company electrical system, and according to their job titles. METHOD The Organization Satisfaction Index (OSI) questionnaire to assess job satisfaction was used. ANOVA was used...

BACKGROUND Stress and stress-related illnesses are increasing among medical specialists. This threatens the quality of patient care. In this study we investigated (a) levels of job stress and job satisfaction among medical specialists, (b) factors contributing to stress and satisfaction and (c) the effect of stress and satisfaction on burnout. METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to a random sa...

The positive characteristics that can help people juggle their work and personal roles and experience greater job satisfaction are attracting increased research attention. This study presents a conceptual model to account for the association between employees' positive orientation (i.e., the tendency to evaluate self, life, and the future in a positive way) and their job satisfaction (N = 108)....

We conducted an empirical study aimed at identifying and quantifying the relationship between work characteristics, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational policies and procedures in the transition economy of Serbia, South Eastern Europe. The study, which included 566 persons, employed by 8 companies, revealed that existing models of work motivation need ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the construct validity of different formulations of job strain based on the demand-control(-support) model in the context of a hospital-based survey. METHODS We defined the best measure of job strain as the one that would be better predicted by professional status and job characteristics and better predict health outcomes, stress and back-pain leave. We received 1,298 res...

CONTEXT State health agencies play a critical role in protecting and promoting the health and well-being of the people they serve. To be effective, they must maintain a highly skilled, diverse workforce of sufficient size and with proper training. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to examine demographics, job and workplace environment characteristics, job satisfaction, and reasons for init...