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What makes us satisfied with our jobs? - Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Research shows that "the strongest determinants of job satisfaction are relations with colleagues and supervisors, task diversity and job security." Using the rich data set of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) this article analyzes the effects of job characteristics on job satisfaction as well as the conditions under which low job satisfaction leads to job search, and under which job search leads to job changes.
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The strongest determinants of job satisfaction
- Relations with colleagues and supervisors
- Task diversity
- Job security
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The effects of job dissatisfaction
... are stronger for
- workers with lower tenure,
- better educated workers,
- workers in the private sector and
- when the economy and labor market are in a good condition.
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