Employee Job Satisfaction (JS)

Job Satisfaction
Dr Elli Meleti • 11 Jun 2026 • 29 sec read
Employee job satisfaction is crucial

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Job satisfaction in organizations is a very well-researched topic.

According to scholarly research, job satisfaction is positively related to various factors such as “organizational commitment” [1], “leader empowering behaviours” [2], participative decision-making [3], workplace flexibility [4], a cooperative environment [5], training [6,7,8], “respectful treatment” of staff and workplace design [9, 10].

Employees are satisfied with their job primarily due to a respectful treatment in the organization. For example, scholarly research demonstrates that 67% of employees rated “respectful treatment” as “very important,” positioning it at the top of the list [11]. Furthermore, there are various successful ways to enhance the job satisfaction of employees, such as human sustainability training [12].

References

  1. Gumasing, M. J. J., and C. K. K. Ilo. 2023. “The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Creating a Sustainable Workplace: An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Commitment and Lifestyle Behavior.” Sustainability 15: 1–20.
  2. Mehra, A., B. R. Smith, A. L. Dixon, and B. Robertson. 2006. “Distributed Leadership in Teams: The Network of Leadership Perceptions and Team Performance.” Leadership Quarterly 17, no. 3: 232–245. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.leaqua.2006.02.003.
  3. Pacheco, G., and D. Webber. 2016. “Job Satisfaction: How Crucial Is Participative Decision-Making?” Personnel Review 45, no. 1: 183–200.
  4. Rhee, M. K., S. K. Park, and C. K. Lee. 2019. “Pathways From Workplace Flexibility to Turnover Intention: Role of Work-Family Conflict, Family-Work Conflict, and Job Satisfaction.” International Journal of Social Welfare 29: 51–61.
  5. Borooah, V. K. 2009. “Comparing Levels of Job Satisfaction in the Countries of Western and Eastern Europe.” International Journal of Manpower 30, no. 4: 304–325.
  6. Paposa, K. K., and Y. M. Kumar. 2019. “Impact of Training an Development Practices on Job Satisfaction: A Study on Faculty Members of Technical Education Institutes.” Management and Labour Studies 44, no. 3: 248–262.
  7. Mampuru, M. P., B. A. Mokoena, and A. K. Isabirye. 2024. “Training and Development Impact on Job Satisfaction, Loyalty and Retention Among Academics.” SA Journal of Human Resource Management 22: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v22i0.2420.
  8. Diana, H., N. Lailla, M. Tantri, et  al. 2022. “Training and Career Development: Why and When Related to Job Satisfaction and Its Impact on Employee Performance.” Journal of Business and Behavioural Entrepreneurship 6, no. 2: 69–81.
  9. Bangwal, D., P. Tiwari, and P. Chamola. 2017. “Workplace Design Features, Job Satisfaction, and Organization Commitment.” Journal of Workplace Rights 7, no. 3: 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017 716708.
  10. Lee, S. Y., and J. L. Brand. 2005. “Effects of Control Over Office Workspace on Perceptions of the Work Environment and Work Outcomes.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 25: 323–333. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2005.08.001.
  11. SHRM-Society for Human Resource Management-2016) Employee job satisfaction and engagement: Revitalizing a changing workforce [online]. Alexandria: SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management). [viewed 16 June 2019]. Available from: https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/trends-and-forecasting/research-and-surveys/Documents/2016-Employee-Job-Satisfaction-and-Engagement-Report.pdf
  12. Meleti, E., (2025) “Human Sustainabilty Training and Job satisfaction in Organizations“, Sustainable Development, 0, p. 1-15- https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3491