The effects of job security of workers with severe disability on life satisfaction: mediating effect of job satisfaction and moderating effect of discrimination in the workplace

Previous studies of the relationship between job security and job satisfaction were mostly conducted on research samples in Asia from the perspective of oriental culture; however, under the same cultural background, different social systems might lead to different cognition outcomes. Therefore, this study examines the job security and organizational support of Taiwan and mainland China employees from the perspectives of competence enhancement motivation, and investigates the relationship between employability and job satisfaction. Adopting judgmental sampling, a total of 1307 valid questionnaires were collected from Taiwan and mainland China employees. The path relationship of the two groups was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM) by using analysis of moment structure (AMOS). Results show that job security and organizational support are positive for employability and job satisfaction. Employability has a positive influence on job satisfaction. Additionally, employability has a mediating effect of job security and organizational support on job satisfaction.

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The effect of job autonomy on innovation behavior

The Korean Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology ◽

10.24230/kjiop.v25i1.215-238 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 215-238

Author(s):

Deukyoung Ko ◽

TaeYong Yoo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Job Autonomy ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

The Relationship ◽

Innovation Behavior

The first purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between job autonomy and innovation behavior. The second purpose was to examine the moderating effect of proactive personality and openness to experience on the relationship between job autonomy and job satisfaction, And the third purpose was to examine the moderating effects of climate for innovation on the relationship between job satisfaction and innovation behavior. Data were gathered from 338 employees who were working in various organizations in Korea. As results, job autonomy had positive relationship with job satisfaction and innovation behavior, and job satisfaction had mediation effect on the relationship between job autonomy and innovation behavior. Proactive personality and openness to experience had moderating effects on the relationship job autonomy and job satisfaction because the relationship was more positive when proactive personality and openness to experience was high than low. Also climate for innovation had moderating effect on the relationship job satisfaction and innovation behavior because the relationship was more positive when climate for innovation was high than low. The implications for research and practice, limitations, and future research tasks were discussed.

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