Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Kyle Cameron

Document Summary

Job satisfaction: a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one"s job of job experience. Represents how you feel about your job and what you think about your job. Employees with low js experience negative feelings when thinking about their duties or take part in their task activities. Canadians are generally happy with their jobs (81%) and like the people they work with (88%) Canadians identified corporate culture, the opportunity to use skills, and the ability to be creative as the top drivers of job satisfaction. Financial rewards and benefits, flexible work hours, and stress were among the least-cited reasons for job satisfaction. Employees are satisfied when their job provides the things they value. Values: things that people consciously or subconsciously want to seek or attain. Value-percept theory argues that job satisfaction depends on whether you perceive that your job supplies the things that you value.