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Personality, Organizational Climate and Work-Related Satisfaction [Personalitate, climat organizational si satisfactie fata de munca]

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  • Lavinia Maria PRUTEANU

    (Universitatea “Petre Andrei” din Iasi)

  • Georgiana CORCACI

    (Universitatea “Petre Andrei” din Iasi)

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Explaining the variables that contribute to employees’ work-related satisfaction remains a key question for human resources management practitioners. Personality traits and characteristics of organizational climate have been found to affect employee’s work-related attitudes (e.g., satisfaction). The current study was based on a correlational design. Forty employees of a company specialized in sales of pharmaceutical products completed three standardized self-report measures of organizational climate, personality traits, and job satisfaction. No significant difference was found in overall work-related satisfaction between men and women. Correlational data revealed a significant negative relationship between job satisfaction and neuroticism. Job satisfaction also correlated positively with the agreeableness and length of time in current position. Moreover, a strong positive correlation (r = 0.74; p

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  • Lavinia Maria PRUTEANU & Georgiana CORCACI, 2016. "Personality, Organizational Climate and Work-Related Satisfaction [Personalitate, climat organizational si satisfactie fata de munca]," Anuarul Universitatii „Petre Andrei” din Iasi / Year-Book „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi, Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie / Fascicle: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 0(17), pages 49-60, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev12a:v::y:2016:i:17:p:49-60
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    Keywords

    personality traits; organizational climate; work-related satisfaction; hierarchical regression analysis;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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