Job satisfaction and social comparison: A causal model

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Douglas Cotton ◽  
Ronald S. Landis
1978 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
NEAL SCHMITT ◽  
BRYAN W. COYLE ◽  
J. KENNETH WHITE ◽  
JOHN RAUSCHENBERGER

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveed Anwar ◽  

Purpose: This research contributes further into investigating the impact of Social Comparison (i.e. Negative Social Comparison (NSC) and Positive Social Comparison (PSC) and work attitudes (i.e. Overall Job Satisfaction- OJS and Affective Commitment – AC using Leader Member Exchange (LMX) as a potential mediator among the relationship of Social Comparison and work attitudes. Design / Methodology / Approach: This research is causal, descriptive and cross-sectional in nature. Following positivist research paradigm data was collected from 232 employees of First tier commercial banks using a self-administrative survey. Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation and Descriptive statistics were used to test the hypothesis of the study and provide conclusion about the hypothesis. The mediation effects of Leader member exchange was also tested using the steps of Baron and Kenny (1986). Findings: The results exhibited that the Positive Social Comparison has positive association with Affective Commitment (AC) and overall job satisfaction (OJS). Further, NSC relationship was negatively significant with Affective Commitment, and also it was found to have a significant negative relationship with Overall Job Satisfaction. LMX, Leader Member Exchange mediates the relationship among Social Comparison Negative and Positive Social Comparison. Originality/Value: These significant results have shown the importance of quality of Leader Member Exchange and its impact in yielding the positive organizational outcomes. As long as the managers pay a good attention towards the quality of relationship among them and their workers, the chances are that any type of comparison (Negative or Positive) will have less chance to affect the organizational outcomes, such as affective commitment and overall job satisfaction. These results are vital for HR practitioners and will assist in designing quality HPWPs in organizations.


1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Brown ◽  
Robert A. Peterson

A three-phase quantitative investigation of relationships involving salesperson job satisfaction was undertaken. First, the strength, valence, and consistency of pairwise relationships were assessed by means of a meta-analysis. Second, methodological characteristics coded as moderator variables were used to account for variability in study effects. Finally, weighted mean correlations resulting from the analysis of pairwise relationships were used to evaluate a causal model of antecedents and consequences of job satisfaction. In general, relationships involving job satisfaction were robust across study contexts. Systematic moderating effects of type of sales-force and operationalization of job satisfaction were found. Several summary conclusions about antecedents and consequences of salesperson job satisfaction are drawn from the analyses.


Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap

This chapter introduces the framework and causal model of organizational culture, organizational learning, knowledge management, and job satisfaction. It argues that dimensions of organizational culture, organizational learning, and knowledge management have mediated positive effect on job satisfaction. Knowledge management positively mediates the relationships between organizational culture and job satisfaction and between organizational learning and job satisfaction. Organizational culture is positively related to organizational learning. Furthermore, the author hopes that understanding the theoretical constructs of organizational culture, organizational learning, knowledge management, and job satisfaction through the use of the framework and causal model will not only inform researchers of a better design for studying organizational culture, organizational learning, knowledge management, and job satisfaction, but also assist in the understanding of intricate relationships among different factors.


2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-I. Chu ◽  
H.-M. Hsu ◽  
J. L. Price ◽  
J.-Y. Lee

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Liang Yang ◽  
Mark Hwang

Purpose – This paper aims to test the relationships among three important variables in the management of Chinese employees: personality trait, job performance and job satisfaction. A causal model is developed to hypothesize how personality trait affects job performance and satisfaction and how job performance and satisfaction simultaneously affect each other. Design/methodology/approach – The survey was conducted from October to November 2009. In total, 414 questionnaires were distributed and 392 were returned. Using data collected, the theoretical model is empirically validated. Structural equation modelling using LISREL 8.8 is used to test the causal model. Findings – Job performance and job satisfaction have a bilateral relationship that is simultaneously influential. All Big Five personality traits significantly influence job performance, with agreeableness showing the greatest effect, followed by extraversion. Extraversion is the only personality trait that shows a significant influence over job satisfaction. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature by clarifying the inconsistent findings of causal relationship between job performance and job satisfaction in previous studies. Another contribution is testing the effect of personality traits on job performance and job satisfaction in a simultaneous reciprocal model. A hybrid theory of expectance and equity is advanced in this study to explain the results.


2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 198-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap

Research objectives were to determine a functional framework and to synthesize a causal model of leadership behavior, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance of sugar company employees in Thailand. The study reported the responses of 591 operational employees from 24 sugar companies operating in different parts of Thailand. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using SPSS (version 11.5) and path analysis using LISREL (version 8). Research findings indicated that dimensions of leadership behavior, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment have mediated positive effect on job performance. Organizational commitment positively mediates the relationships between leadership behavior and job performance and between job satisfaction and job performance. Furthermore, leadership behavior is positively correlated with job satisfaction.


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