Download or read book The Relationships Between Job Characteristics Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Software Developers written by Timothy Doré and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Software developer turnover can have disastrous effects on an organization due to the loss of business process knowledge, as well as acquired technical skills. Annual rates of turnover in information technology (IT) departments have been estimated at 20% or more with the cost of replacing technology workers ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 times annual salaries. This study purposely focused only on software developers as opposed to IT employees in general due to the critical nature of their work. The factors leading to turnover intention in this field are poorly understood; therefore, this study was designed to further understand the relationships between job characteristics, job satisfaction, and turnover intention among software developers. 326 web surveys were completed that contained questions relating to job characteristics, job satisfaction, turnover intention, and demographic information. The first four job characteristics are specific to software developers while the last five job characteristics and the job satisfaction scales are from the Hackman and Oldham Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS). Two research questions, sixteen hypotheses, and a theoretical path model were developed to understand which job characteristic variables contribute to the various dimensions of job satisfaction and which job satisfaction dimensions contribute to turnover intention. Additionally, the indirect effects of job characteristics through job satisfaction on turnover intention were also determined. The statistical testing consisted of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Bivariate correlations are presented, as well as path analysis, an extension of multiple regression analysis. The results of the study uncovered several factors that can influence turnover intention among software developers. Identified in the study as statistically significant job characteristics that can be influenced by management are training, autonomy, feedback, number of developers, task significance, and skill variety. With the results of this study, management can better understand the unique needs of software developers and design development jobs to ensure that these needs are met. The study concludes with implications for practitioners and recommendations for future research.

Download or read book Social Issues in the Workplace Breakthroughs in Research and Practice written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporations have a social responsibility to assist in the overall well-being of their employees through the compliance of moral business standards and practices. However, many societies still face serious issues related to unethical business practices. Social Issues in the Workplace: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the components and impacts of social issues on the workplace. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as business communication, psychological health, and work-life balance, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for managers, professionals, researchers, students, and academics interested in social issues in the workplace.

Download or read book Predicting Employees Work Exhaustion Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention The Role of Informated Job Resources and Personal Resources written by Jignya M. Patel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turnover intention of information technology (IT) professionals and IT users has been a topic of interest to both academics and industry in recent years; job demands such as excessive workload, work exhaustion, relentless deadlines, role conflict and role ambiguity have all been found to affect turnover intention of IT professionals and IT users. Yet, researchers have paid little attention to the influence of job resources and personal resources. The purpose of this research, presented in the form of two essays, is to explore the effect of those influences on turnover intention of IT professionals and IT users. Using job demand-resource theory, the first essay presents a holistic model that integrates job and IT demands and resources of an informated job. We test the influence of these demands and resources on work exhaustion, job satisfaction, and turnover intention of employees in a relatively recent informated industry (i.e. truck drivers). We find that demands of an informated job increase stress resulting in work exhaustion. However, we also find that resources of an informated job, including IT resources, reduce the influence of work exhaustion and increase job satisfaction. Recommendations for job design to improve employee well-being and improve job retention are offered based on the study results. Using identity theory, the second essay examines the effect of personal resources i.e. role identity, team identity, and organizational identity on software development professionals & rsquo; job satisfaction and turnover intention. Identity is a form of personal resource that individuals bring into their role performance as a professional in their area of expertise (role identity), as a member of a team (team identity), and as a loyal employee of the organization (organizational identity). Using data from 192 software development professionals, the results of the study show that developers who identified highly with their role experienced greater job satisfaction but were also more likely to quit their organization. Contrary to our expectations, developers & rsquo; team identity did not affect either their job satisfaction or turnover intention.

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Download or read book The Relationship Between Job Characteristics Growth Need Strength and Job Satisfaction in Self directed Work Teams written by Belinda S. Stitt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Organisational Change Development and Transformation written by Dianne Waddell and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change Management is a crucial process for gaining the competitive advantage that is the goal of many organisations. Leaders and change agents are often faced with conflicting challenges of motivating and understanding increasingly diverse workforces, accounting to stakeholders and planning for the future in a chaotic environment. Organisation Change: Development and Transformation, 7e takes both an organisational development and transformational approach to change, to reflect the environment of change faced by organisations today. With the field of organisational change continuing to evolve, especially in an international context, future directions of change management are also discussed. To emphasise the relationship between theory to practice, this text provides 10 local and international case studies, practitioner vignettes and a suite of online cases supported by a case matrix.

Download or read book Job Satisfaction written by Paul E. Spector and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-27 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distilling the vast literature on this most frequently studied variable in organizational behavior, Paul E. Spector provides students and professionals with a pithy overview of the research and application of job satisfaction. In addition to discussing the nature of and techniques for assessing job satisfaction, this text summarizes the findings regarding how people feel toward work, including cultural and gender differences in job satisfaction, personal and organizational antecedents, potential consequences, and interventions to improve job satisfaction. Students, researchers, and practitioners will particularly appreciate the extensive list of references and the Job Satisfaction Survey included in the Appendix. This book includes the latest research and new topics including the business case for job satisfaction, customer service, disabled workers, leadership, mental health, organizational climate, virtual work, and work-family issues. Further, paulspector.com features an ongoing series of blog articles, links to assessments mentioned in the book, and other resources on job satisfaction to coincide with this text. This book is ideal for professionals, researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students in industrial and organizational psychology and organizational behavior, as well as in specialized courses on job attitudes or job satisfaction. .

Download or read book The Effect of Work Values on the Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction written by Ronald D. Crain and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology written by Ron Riggio and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates the connection between psychological theory and application in the field of Industrial / Organizational Psychology. Introduction to Industrial / Organizational Psychology is a student-centered, real-world driven program designed and written with the student in mind, giving examples and illustrations relevant to their world of work. The sixth edition continues to be accessible to students while maintaining a comprehensive coverage of the classical and new topics.With more student-oriented features, instructors will find this the most thoroughly referenced I/O psychology and student accessible text on the market. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: * Connect psychological theory in the field of industrial/organizational psychology and apply the concepts to their everyday world of work * Be familiar with "classic" theories and research along with the latest developments and innovations in the field * Understand the overview of the world of work.

Download or read book The Effects of Job Involvement on the Relationship Between Job Characteristics Job Satisfaction and Job Performance written by Richard M. Vosburgh and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Job Characteristic and Work Value on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention written by 李宛珍 and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Job Satisfaction written by Paul E. Spector and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1997-03-26 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Job Satisfaction is the most frequently studied variable in organizational behavior research. This new book provides an overview of the vast literature on this topic. The nature of job satisfaction is discussed along with techniques for assessing job satisfaction including existing scales and new instruments. In addition, the book summarizes the findings concerning how people feel about workùincluding coverage of cultural and gender differences in job satisfaction. Possible reasons for job satisfactionùboth personal and organizationalùare explored as well. The book concludes with a discussion of the potential consequences of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Those using this volume for study or classroom purposes will particularly appreciate the extensive list of references and the Job Satisfaction Survey included in the Appendix. Job Satisfaction is written for professionals and students in business, management, organization studies, human resources, industrial psychology and public administration.

Download or read book Relationship of Job Characteristics to Experienced Work Motivation Job Involvement and General Job Satisfaction in a Product Engineering Organization written by James W. Shufflin and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dynamic Job Satisfaction Shifts written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dissertation, I investigated job satisfaction from a dynamic perspective. Specifically, I integrated the momentum model of job satisfaction with the affective shift model and crossover theory in an effort to move beyond traditional, static conceptions of job satisfaction and other constructs. Recent research and theoretical development has focused on the meaning of job satisfaction change for workers and how such change impacts their decisions to leave an organization. To extend this line of inquiry, I posited hypotheses pertaining to: (a) job satisfaction change with respect to positive work behavior (i.e., organizational citizenship behavior, family-supportive supervisor behavior); (b) the potential moderating effect of changes in negative work events (i.e., job demands, interpersonal conflict) on the relation between job satisfaction change and turnover intentions change and positive work behavior; and (c) the crossover of job satisfaction change from managers to employees and the potential underlying behavioral mechanisms. An archival dataset collected by the Work, Family & Health Network was used to investigate the aforementioned phenomena. Data were collected at two time points with a six-month interval via face-to-face computer-assisted personal interviews from individuals working at 30 facilities from a U.S. extended-healthcare organization. In total, data from 184 managers and 1,524 of their employees were used to test hypotheses. Data were analyzed using multilevel structural equation modeling. In an extension of the momentum model, I found that managers’ job satisfaction change positively related to changes in employee reports of their FSSB; in addition, I replicated prior findings in which job satisfaction change negatively related to turnover intentions change. Furthermore, based on my integration of the momentum model and the affective shift model, I tested the proposition that changes in negative work events (i.e., job demands, interpersonal conflict) would moderate the relationship between changes in job satisfaction and focal outcomes. For certain operationalizations of negative work events, hypothesis testing revealed significant interactions with respect to changes in all three outcomes: turnover intentions, OCB, and FSSB. The form of the interactions, however, deviated from my predictions for models including changes in turnover intentions and OCB, although my predictions were supported for models including changes in FSSB. In my integration of the momentum model and crossover theory, the associated hypotheses were met with very limited support. Specifically, the relationship between managers' job satisfaction change and employees' job satisfaction change approached significance, but the relationship between managers' level of job satisfaction and their employees' subsequent level of job satisfaction did not receive support. Similarly, the proposed mediational mechanisms (i.e., managers' OCB and FSSB) of these crossover relations went unsupported. In sum, while my contributions to the momentum model and the affective shift model were notable, my proposed integration of the momentum model and crossover theory was met with limited support. Overall, findings from this dissertation yield important implications for both theory and practice, as they may draw more attention to changes in job satisfaction, as well as the potentially beneficial role of changes in perceived negative work events.

Download or read book Investigating the Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction in the Steel Manufacturing Industry written by Riaan Steinmann and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Job demands -- Job resources -- Job characteristics -- Autonomy -- Career opportunities -- Emotional load -- Job feedback -- Job security -- Skills variety -- Task identity -- Task significance -- Relationship with colleagues -- Relationships with immediate supervisor -- Growth opportunities -- Remuneration and work load.

Download or read book Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation Managing Disruptive Innovation in a Changing Environment written by Víctor Jesús García Morales and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Further Examination of the Determinants of Job Satisfaction in Programmer Classic Reprint written by David K. Goldstein and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Further Examination of the Determinants of Job Satisfaction in Programmer In general, the role variables correlated slightly higher with the satisfaction variables than either the peer or supervisor leadership variables. The lowest correlations with satisfaction were consistently found among the job characteristic variables. For example, the average correlation of the job characteristics with general satisfaction was 29, while the average correlations of the role, peer leadership, and supervisor leadership variables, were 53, . A9, and. A9, respectively. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.