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PurposeThe main aim of this study was to examine gender differences in job satisfaction in Europe.Design/methodology/approachFor the empirical analysis, data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey were used. Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a principal component analysis (PCA) aggregated variable, after unconditional quantile regressions in a multiple imputation background, was implemented.FindingsWomen report higher job satisfaction than men do. Women were significantly more satisfied than men for the middle levels of the job satisfaction distribution.Originality/valueThis study expands the evidence on the determinants of job satisfaction in the European labour market by applying a recent form of decomposition that invests in unconditional quantile regression (UQR). To the best of this study knowledge, this is the first time that the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a PCA aggregated variable after unconditional quantile regression has been employed to study gender-based differences in job satisfaction.

AbstractThe backdrop to this inquiry into the relationship between worker job satisfaction and workplace representation in European nations is twofold. The first is that the bulk of research has focused on union membership and job satisfaction in Anglophone nations with their very different industrial relations systems and bargaining arrangements. The second and more immediate context is the dramatic shift from negative to positive in the association between union membership and job satisfaction (inter al.) observed in the most recent literature. Using data on 28 European nations from the last two waves of the European Working Conditions Survey, however, we report that workers in establishments with formal workplace representation record lower job satisfaction than their counterparts in plants without such representation. These findings of conditional correlation are then upgraded by constructing a pseudo‐panel with cohort fixed effects to take account of unobserved worker heterogeneity. First‐difference estimates suggest that the negative relationship between worker representation and job satisfaction found in cross section continues to hold. Next, an endogenous treatment effects model is deployed to address the possible endogeneity of worker representation. The results are supportive of a causal negative relationship between job satisfaction and worker representation. One interpretation of our findings is that in the matter of the association between unions and job satisfaction the jury is still out.

Purpose: The article aims to present and discuss associations between the strictness of employment protection (EP) and job satisfaction. It also aims to answer the research question if higher strictness of EP is inversely correlated with lower job satisfaction across the selected European Union-OECD (EU-OECD) member countries. Approach/Methodology/Design: The article's theoretical part discusses the links between the EP and job satisfaction based on studied literature. In the methodological part, EP's analysis with sub-indicators (OECD) and job satisfaction, including cohorts (Eurostat), is performed. EU-OECD countries were grouped into 3 clusters from EP sub-indices' perspective and analyzed using employment protection and job satisfaction characteristics. Besides the taxonomic methods, the Pearson-correlation to identify relationships between EP and job satisfaction was calculated. Findings: Three groups of countries with different strictness of EP were characterized with different job satisfaction levels. The group with the strictest EP reported the lowest level of job satisfaction and conversely. The significant negative Pearson correlation proved this kind of relationship. Practical Implications: The article brings valuable conclusions about the relationships between EP and job satisfaction. The negative significant association between EP and job satisfaction reveals the labor market policy implications towards higher flexibility with a low risk of being unemployed on the labor market to increase job satisfaction. The job satisfaction reported by vulnerable groups on the labor market (such as old and women) is more strongly inversely related to job satisfaction. Originality/Value: The results of the conducted analysis complement the current scientific interest in the field of both: the analysis of overall life satisfaction (psychological well-being in different dimensions of life) and job security (employment protection legislation). ; peer-reviewed

PurposeThis article responds to the call for more research on mobile work by exploring how the aspirations of these workers relate to job satisfaction through adaptation to the job characteristics they experience.Design/methodology/approachBased on aspiration theory and the literature on mobile work, the paper examines how mobile workers form aspirations and how this is related to their perception of job satisfaction. The empirical analysis uses a two-tier stochastic frontier analysis and the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey dataset.FindingsMobile workers formulate higher aspirations than the working conditions they experience and report lower levels of job satisfaction than other types of workers. They revise their aspirations downwards when they experience autonomy, discretion, performance-related pay schemes, relation-oriented leadership while they increase their aspirations when they experience work intensification and discrimination.Originality/valueThis paper provides new insights into the work perceptions of mobile workers and enriches existing research by highlighting the importance of the study of individual aspirations to advance understanding of the complex dynamics of mobile work.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of work values and socio-demographic characteristics upon the link between life satisfaction and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe European Values Study (EVS) 2008–2009 is used as the dataset. The sample is limited to those who have paid jobs (28,653 cases).FindingsSocio-demographic characteristics matter more than work values in explaining the effect of job satisfaction on life satisfaction. The association between life satisfaction and job satisfaction is stronger for higher educated individuals and those who are self-employed and weaker for women, married individuals, religious individuals and those who are younger. Extrinsic and intrinsic work values significantly influence life satisfaction independent of the level of job satisfaction.Practical implicationsIt is important to pay attention to the working conditions and well-being of the core of the labour force, in other words, of those who are ready to invest more in their jobs. Also, special attention should be given to self-employment.Originality/valueThe paper compares the roles of work values and of socio-demographic characteristics as predictors of the association between job satisfaction and life satisfaction. It shows that the role of job in person's life depends largely on demographic factors, religiosity and socio-economic factors.

Teacher motivation is an important concern for educational leaders and managers because teacher motivation has an important effect on student motivation. Teacher Motivation is also important for advance of educational reforms. Job satisfaction which simply define, at this point as the difference between the amounts of rewards works receive and the amount they believe they should receive. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that influence teacher's motivation & Job satisfaction. Teachers are more arguably the most important group of professionals for our nation's future. The method used for data collection include questionnaires and interviews from teachers of Forty-five Govt. high Schools, inter college, and fifteen Private schools & Inter college of Kotli District (AJK). We have review of the literature maximum articles related to foreign countries. During this research paper one thing strikes me; the major factor influences job satisfaction is political pressure. This factor has not seen prominent in foreign countries. Other major problem in colleges and school is negligence of merit which is the main effect on proper education; the intelligent candidates are neglected due to political influence. The paper sought to describe various techniques, which help in teaching motivation & job satisfaction.