OBHR 33000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Job Satisfaction

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
• Course: OBHR 33000
• Professor: Habashi Meara

Document Summary

Attitude: psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor. Tendency: attitudes may change or stay the same. Can be concrete (e. g. , pepsi) or abstract (e. g. , equality) Being a software engineer is an important occupation. Based on both attitudes and emotions in the workplace. Describes the level of content a person has with their job. Job satisfaction as a function of psychological states. Job satisfaction as a function of two factors. Job satisfaction depends on the match between valued outcomes and the availability of those outcomes. Promotion satisfaction: does the organization offer the opportunity for growth. Satisfaction with the work itself: feelings about tasks and responsibilities. Variety: the degree to which the job requires a number of different activities that involve a number of different skills and talents. Identity: the degree to which the job requires completing a whole, identifiable, piece of work from beginning to end with a visible outcome.