Attitudes & Job Satisfaction
Attitudes & Job Satisfaction
Attitudes & Job Satisfaction
SATISFACTION
Chapter 3
Attitudes
Types of Attitudes
The Theory of Cognitive
Dissonance
Measuring the A-B
Relationship
An Application: Attitude
Surveys
Attitude Surveys
Eliciting responses from employees
through questionnaires about how they
feel about their jobs, work groups,
supervisors, and the organization.
Sample Attitude Survey
Attitudes and Workforce
Diversity
Training activities that can reshape
employee attitudes concerning diversity:
Participating in diversity training that
provides for self-evaluation and group
discussions.
Volunteer work in community and social
serve centers with individuals of diverse
backgrounds.
Exploring print and visual media that
recount and portray diversity issues.
Job Satisfaction
Measuring job satisfaction
Single global rating
Summation score
How satisfied are people in their jobs?
Job satisfaction declined to 50.4% in 2002
Decline attributed to:
Pressures to increase productivity and meet
tighter deadlines
Less control over work
The Effect of Job Satisfaction on Employee
Performance