Work Satisfaction

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(Mathis and Jackson, 1985)
Organizations should endeavor to achieve a working environment
conducive to job satisfaction. Why? Because employees who get
satisfaction from the work they do tend to do quality work consistently,
which benefits the organization. At the same time, the individual owes it
to him/herself to seek work that is most fulfilling to him. Failure to do
this leads to the quote from Studs Terkel's book.
All aspects of work are amenable to proper control/management,
including employee satisfaction. What can an organization do to ensure
that their workers are happy?
An organization can look for signs that the prospective employee
might or might not be satisfied with the job during the hiring process.
They can be better about gathering information on the job. Some steps to
improve this would include interviewing peers, subordinates, and
supervisors. There also has to be better interviewing of prospective
employees, to see if they have the skills or ...

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