Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context

Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context

Job satisfaction explains individuals’ reactions towards their jobs. Many studies find that job satisfaction is a well-known construct that is widely used to study work-related well-being; and contributes significantly to employees’ overall quality of life. The current paper examines job satisfactio...

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Main Authors: R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim, Keis Ohtsuka, Mazidah Mohd Dagang, Azlina Abu Bakar
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
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spelling ukm-83702016-12-14T06:47:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8370/ Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim, Keis Ohtsuka, Mazidah Mohd Dagang, Azlina Abu Bakar, Job satisfaction explains individuals’ reactions towards their jobs. Many studies find that job satisfaction is a well-known construct that is widely used to study work-related well-being; and contributes significantly to employees’ overall quality of life. The current paper examines job satisfaction among Malaysian employees using the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). In particular, the present study compares the job satisfaction levels of Malaysian samples with those of a previously reported study involving samples from Singapore and the United States. Results of one sample t-test reveals statistically significant differences in pay, promotion, fringe benefits, contingent rewards, supervision, co-workers and nature of work subscales. No cultural influence exists between Malaysian and Singapore samples in terms of perceived operating conditions satisfaction. Similarly, no statistically significant difference exists between Malaysian and the United States perception towards the communication facet. Furthermore, the results of factor analysis support the previous study, suggesting possible cultural differences in the understanding of, and consensus regarding, the structure of the job satisfaction scale. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8370/1/7767-20198-1-SM.pdf R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim, and Keis Ohtsuka, and Mazidah Mohd Dagang, and Azlina Abu Bakar, (2014) Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context. Jurnal Pengurusan, 41 . pp. 69-79. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index
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description Job satisfaction explains individuals’ reactions towards their jobs. Many studies find that job satisfaction is a well-known construct that is widely used to study work-related well-being; and contributes significantly to employees’ overall quality of life. The current paper examines job satisfaction among Malaysian employees using the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). In particular, the present study compares the job satisfaction levels of Malaysian samples with those of a previously reported study involving samples from Singapore and the United States. Results of one sample t-test reveals statistically significant differences in pay, promotion, fringe benefits, contingent rewards, supervision, co-workers and nature of work subscales. No cultural influence exists between Malaysian and Singapore samples in terms of perceived operating conditions satisfaction. Similarly, no statistically significant difference exists between Malaysian and the United States perception towards the communication facet. Furthermore, the results of factor analysis support the previous study, suggesting possible cultural differences in the understanding of, and consensus regarding, the structure of the job satisfaction scale.
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author R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim,
Keis Ohtsuka,
Mazidah Mohd Dagang,
Azlina Abu Bakar,
spellingShingle R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim,
Keis Ohtsuka,
Mazidah Mohd Dagang,
Azlina Abu Bakar,
Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
author_facet R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim,
Keis Ohtsuka,
Mazidah Mohd Dagang,
Azlina Abu Bakar,
author_sort R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim,
title Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
title_short Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
title_full Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
title_fullStr Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
title_full_unstemmed Job satisfaction among Malaysian employees: an application of Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey in the South East Asian Context
title_sort job satisfaction among malaysian employees: an application of spector’s job satisfaction survey in the south east asian context
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2014
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8370/
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