ADMS 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Job Satisfaction, No Freedom, Job Enrichment
16 Oct 2011
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Job satisfaction: a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one"s job or job experiences; representing how a person feels and thinks about his or her job. In other words, it represents how you feel about your job and what you think about your job. Values: things that people consciously or unconsciously want to seek or attain. Value-percept theory: a theory that argues that job satisfaction depends on whether the employee perceives that his or her job supplies those things that he or she values. Dissatisfaction = (value want value have) x (value importance) In addition, value-precept theory suggests that people evaluate job satisfaction according to specific aspects of the job. Pay satisfaction: employee"s feelings about the compensation for their jobs. As much as they deserve, secure, and adequate for both normal expenses and luxury items. How our pay compares to others matters in job satisfaction, rather than the total amount of pay desired.
