JOB SATISFACTION

• Turnover intentions


  Workers' self-reported intentions to leave their jobs
• Voluntary turnover is costly, and research indicates that employees who feel they are not treated fairly are more likely to leave an organization
• Job rotation


  The systematic movement of workers from one type of task to another to alleviate boredom and monotony
• Job enlargement


  The expansion of a job to include additional, more varied work tasks
• Job enrichment


  Involves raising the level of responsibility associated with a particular job by allowing workers a greater voice in the planning, execution, and evaluation of their own activities
• Skill-based pay


  A system of compensation in which workers are paid based on their knowledge and skills rather than on their positions in the organization
• Merit pay


  A compensation system in which employees receive a base rate and additional pay based on performance
• Gainsharing


  A compensation system based on effective group performance
• Profit-sharing


  A plan where all employees receive a small share of an organization's profits
• Employee ownership


  A program where employees own all or part of an organization
• Compressed work schedules


  Schedules that decrease the number of days in the workweek while increasing the number of hours worked per day
• Flextime


  A schedule that commits an employee to working a specified number of hours per week, but offers flexibility in regard to the beginning and ending times for each day
• Employee benefits


  • Meal breaks
  • Social security
  • Perks & bonuses
  • Pay raise
  • Employee allowance
  • Achievement award
  • Health insurance
• Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs)


  Efforts by organizational members that advance or promote the work organization and its goals
• Dispositional positive affect


  Positive emotions that affect mood in the workplace
• Individual coping strategies


  • Digital detox
  • Read a book
  • Creative hobby
  • Deep breathing
  • Exercise
  • Healthy sleep
  • Meditate
  • Walk in nature
  • Take a bath