This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...

Objective – Competition between organizations, demanded that any organization can provide quality service and quality for stakeholders. One important aspect which will also determine the achievement of college performance, namely the lecturers. The relationship between the individual...

This paper analyzes the effects of cognitive ability on job satisfaction. Using PIAAC data we explore whether job satisfaction predictors observed in the literature change their behavior once we control for cognitive ability, proxied by an explicit test of individual numeracy level. We show that...

We study how changes in the distribution of occupations have affected the aggregate non-pecuniary costs and benefits of working. The physical toll of work is smaller now than in 1950, with workers shifting away from occupations in which people report experiencing tiredness and pain. The...

The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...

We present a sorting model in which workers with greater ability and greater risk tolerance move into performance pay jobs and contrast it with the classic agency model of performance pay. Estimates from the German Socio-Economic Panel confirm testable implications drawn from our sorting model....

Working conditions exert a major influence on accidents and illnesses at work as well as on job satisfaction and health, yet very little research has examined the determinants of working conditions. By exploiting the Italian Labour Force Survey, this paper provides evidence on the underlying...

The authors examine the role of employee job satisfaction in Finnish manufacturing plants over the period 1996–2001 to determine the extent to which it affects establishment-level productivity. Using matched data on job satisfaction from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) and...

Objective - This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of Occupational Health and Safety, and theWorking Environment on Employee Performance with Job Satisfaction as a mediating variable in PT. Kereta ApiIndonesia (Persero) with sample on DAOP I Jakarta.Methodology/Technique - The...

Objective – This study is aimed to analyze the effect of organizational justice on job satisfaction and employee performance. Methodology/Technique – The respondents are 104 employees who work in the Governor’s office in East Nusa Tenggara Province by using the questionnaires. The data are...