What workers want: job satisfaction in the U.S.

Stephan Humpert

What workers want: job satisfaction in the U.S.

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What workers want: job satisfaction in the U.S. / Humpert, Stephan.
In: Management Research and Practice, Vol. 8, No. 1, 03.2016, p. 39-45.

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title = "What workers want: job satisfaction in the U.S.",

abstract = "By using the 2014 wave of the General Social Survey (GSS), this paper presents several determinants of job satisfaction. In a nutshell, U.S. workers prefer fair and respectful treatment by their employees, but not stress factors, such as working over-time or absence of home office arrangements. In terms of an employer friendly human resource strategy, especially the softer, or psychological determinants are rather cost-less to implement, but effective. In this analysis gender differences are rather weak.",

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