Moderating Role of Gender between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
pp. 412-425
Author(s):  
Shruti Traymbak ◽  
Pranab Kumar ◽  
A.N. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
And Task

This study examines the moderating role of gender between job characteristics and job satisfaction among Indian software employees which has received less attention in the Indian context. Additionally, it also examines difference in the job characteristics that affect male and female employee's job satisfaction. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and chi-square difference in multi group moderation analysis, used to test the hypothesized relationships. Chi-square difference test showed invariant moderation effect of gender on the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. It has been also found that five job characteristics (skill variety, task significance, task identity, autonomy and feedback) have a significant positive impact on job satisfaction among male employees, whereas in case of female, only two job characteristics task significance and task identity were significant predictors of job satisfaction. Interestingly, task significance and task identity were common significant positive predictors of job satisfaction for both male and female software employees.

Moderating Role of Gender between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Shruti Traymbak ◽  
Pranab Kumar ◽  
A.N. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
And Task

This study examines the moderating role of gender between job characteristics and job satisfaction among Indian software employees which has received less attention in the Indian context. Additionally, it also examines difference in the job characteristics that affect male and female employee's job satisfaction. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and chi-square difference in multi group moderation analysis, used to test the hypothesized relationships. Chi-square difference test showed invariant moderation effect of gender on the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. It has been also found that five job characteristics (skill variety, task significance, task identity, autonomy and feedback) have a significant positive impact on job satisfaction among male employees, whereas in case of female, only two job characteristics task significance and task identity were significant predictors of job satisfaction. Interestingly, task significance and task identity were common significant positive predictors of job satisfaction for both male and female software employees.

Heeft coping een invloed op (de relatie tussen) baanonzekerheid, welzijn en arbeidstevredenheid?

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrien Bohets ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Coping Behaviours

Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Katrien Bohets & Hans De Witte, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, Juni 2006, nr. 2, pp. 113. The consequences of both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity on well-being and job satisfaction are analysed. Quantitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of the actual job, whereas qualitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of valued job characteristics. The association of both kinds of insecurity with emotion-focused coping (avoidance) is studied, as well as the moderating role of problem-focused coping in the relation between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being. Data of 568 employees from 23 companies are used to test the hypotheses. The results show that both forms of job insecurity are associated with a decrease in well-being and job satisfaction, as expected. Job insecurity is also associated with an increase in avoidance behaviours (emotion-focused coping) and with a decrease in problem-focused coping behaviours. Problem-focused coping (and avoidance) do not moderate the relationship between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being.

Engaging Academic Staff in Transnational Teaching: The Job Satisfaction Challenge

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Toohey ◽  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Craig Whitsed
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
International Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Job Characteristics Model ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Determinants Of Satisfaction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

Transnational education (TNE) is an important facet of the international education learning and teaching landscape. Ensuring academics are positively engaged in TNE is a challenging but necessary issue for this form of educational provision if the risks inherent in TNE are to be successfully mitigated. This article explores job satisfaction for academics using the job characteristics model (JCM) to better understand the conditions that influence their involvement with TNE. The results highlight the important role that teaching-related interaction with host-country students and staff (the Feedback and Task Significance JCM dimensions) plays in academics’ satisfaction. Feelings of ownership and control of the TNE course (Autonomy and Task Identity) were also shown to be important determinants of satisfaction. It is therefore recommended that these aspects of TNE be encouraged and supported through university procedures and policies. Similarly, those aspects of TNE teaching that contribute to dissatisfaction, such as additional administration, need to be better understood, managed, and their impact mitigated where possible.

scholarly journals Job Characteristics' Causal Effects on Individual Job Performance Perceptions and Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-86
Author(s):  
Metin KAYA ◽  
◽  
Halil DEMIRER ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Task

This study aims to reveal the dimensions of job characteristics' causal effects on the dimensions of job performance perception and the mediating role of extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction in this relationship. All the variables are examined for individual-organization interaction at the individual level. Primary research data were gathered by using a structured questionnaire that included valid and reliable scales, namely Job Characteristics Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, and The Job performance quality scale. The sample of the study consists of 472 employees randomly chosen from five private and public hospitals in Turkey. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used for factor validation. Path analysis and bootstrap analyses are used to detect direct and mediating effects on a path model using the structural equation modeling technique. Findings revealed that skill variety and friendship have a positive causal effect on compliance and task performance. Friendship, skill variety, and autonomy have a positive causal effect on job satisfaction. Internal job satisfaction has a positive causal influence on compliance, contextual, and task performance. Friendship, skill variety, and autonomy's causal effects on compliance, contextual, and task performance are mediated by intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction.

scholarly journals The effect of job characteristics on intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction: the moderating role of psychological capital

Psychologica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
David Montesa García ◽  
Isabel Rodríguez Molina ◽  
Jorge Magdaleno Marco
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Intrinsic Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Extrinsic Satisfaction ◽  
Moderating Role

This paper analyzes the differential effects of autonomy, skill variety, work significance, feedback from the job, and information processing on intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction, and the moderating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) in these relationships. The influence of job characteristics on job satisfaction has been well established in previous research, but the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction has hardly been considered. Moreover, their effects also depend on workers’ characteristics. PsyCap is a set of resources (self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and resilience) that could strengthen the positive effects of job characteristics and provide protection from negative ones. Hierarchical regressions analyzed data from 1647 workers in Spanish organizations. Results showed positive relationships between autonomy and feedback from the job and the two satisfaction dimensions, whereas significance and information processing were negatively related to extrinsic satisfaction. Moreover, PsyCap strengthens the positive effect of information processing and autonomy on intrinsic satisfaction, and it weakens the negative effect of information processing on extrinsic satisfaction. However, it also increases the negative effect of significance on extrinsic satisfaction. Therefore, job enrichment would be beneficial for intrinsic satisfaction, especially for people with high PsyCap, but it could be negative for extrinsic satisfaction.

Placing Job Characteristics in Context: Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Changes in Job Characteristics Since 1975

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 352-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Wegman ◽  
Brian J. Hoffman ◽  
Nathan T. Carter ◽  
Jean M. Twenge ◽  
Nigel Guenole
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task ◽  
Over Time

Despite frequent references to “the changing nature of work,” little empirical research has investigated proposed changes in work context perceptions. To address this gap, this study uses a cross-temporal meta-analysis to examine changes in five core job characteristics (e.g., task identity, task significance, skill variety, autonomy, and feedback from the job) as well as changes in the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. An additional analysis of primary data is used to examine changes in two items related to interdependence. On average, workers perceived greater levels of skill variety and autonomy since 1975 and interdependence since 1985. In contrast, the results of a supplemental meta-analysis did not support significant changes in the association between the five core job characteristics and satisfaction over time. Thus, although there is some evidence for change in job characteristics, the findings do not support a change in the value placed on enriched work. Implications for researchers and organizations navigating the modern world of work are highlighted.

scholarly journals The Effect of the Congruence between Job Characteristics and Personality on Job Crafting

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihee Kim ◽  
Seung Ik Baek ◽  
Yuhyung Shin
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Team Project ◽  
High Level ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

This study examined the effect of the fit between personality (i.e., openness to experience) and core job characteristics (i.e., skill variety, task significance, and task identity) on job crafting. We collected survey data from 200 college students who were assigned a team project during the semester. Using polynomial regression analysis, we tested the effects of the fit between personality and job characteristics on job crafting. The results revealed that a high level of openness to experience was significantly associated with a high level of job crafting (i.e., task, relational, and cognitive crafting). Furthermore, when both openness to experience and job characteristics were congruent at a high level, the tendency to proactively perform one’s tasks was also high. These findings enhance our understanding of the effect of the fit between openness to experience and three core job characteristics on job crafting.

scholarly journals The Effect of Job Characteristics on Organizational Ambidexterity: Insight from Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Yazan Emnawer Al haraisa
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Ambidexterity ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of Job Characteristics on organizational ambidexterity. The study population involves Food and beverages companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (2020) which numbered (8) companies. The study sample includes (120) employees. The questionnaire was gathered from (100) respondents and shaped 83% as a response rate. The obtained data have been analyzed by the partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. The current study showed that all the dimensions of the Job Characteristics namely (Skills variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) have a positive impact on organizational ambidexterity. The study recommends increasing the job characteristics levels and the organizational ambidexterity levels in the researched companies. In addition, it recommends the future researchers complete this study on the other sectors.

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