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Job Design and Job Satisfaction – Empirical Evidence for Germany?

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  • Rene Fahr

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The present paper uses a large representative data set for Germany to analyze the effect of an enriched job design, which is characterized by a high degree of autonomy and multitasking, on job satisfaction. In our empirical approach we take job satisfaction as a proxy variable for workers’ utility following the approach suggested in Clark/Oswald (1996). We present clear evidence that modern job design increases job satisfaction independent of worker characteristics and variations in the definition of enriched job design. We find some tentative evidence for the impact of the job design/employee-match on job satisfaction. In particular, workers whose observable characteristics match the requirements of enriched workplaces report higher job satisfaction than workers who were mis-matched to enriched workplaces.

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  • Rene Fahr, 2011. "Job Design and Job Satisfaction – Empirical Evidence for Germany?," management revue. Socio-economic Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 22(1), pages 28-46.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:mamere:1861-9908_mrev_2011_1_fahr
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    9. Biljana Bogićević Milikić & Milica Čučković, 2019. "How To Increase Job Satisfaction And Organisational Commitment In The Ict Sector Through Job Design," Economic Annals, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, vol. 64(222), pages 81-116, July – Se.
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    Keywords

    Human Resource Management practices; job satisfaction; job design; SOEP; autonomy; multitasking;
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    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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