H Shokrkon; N. Arshadi; M. Shehni Yailagh; J. Haghighi
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A model of the precedents and outcomes of work motivation was developed and tested with survey responses from 652 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company in Ahvaz region, Iran. The variables in the model were arranged in five layers, which included: 1) distal precursors of motivation (motivational ...
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A model of the precedents and outcomes of work motivation was developed and tested with survey responses from 652 employees of National Iranian South Oil Company in Ahvaz region, Iran. The variables in the model were arranged in five layers, which included: 1) distal precursors of motivation (motivational traits, procedural constraints and job goal difficulty), 2) proximal precursors (Islamic work ethic, pay satisfaction, basic psychological needs, self-efficacy, job characteristics and job security), 3) work motivation variable, 4) proximal outcomes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job involvement, effort and turnover intention), and 5) distal outcomes of motivation (job performance and job stress). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS-7 and SPSS-15 software packages were used for data analysis. The results of the hypothesized CFA model indicated that the relationship between each indicator variable and its respective latent variable was statistically significant. On the basis of the overall model fit indices, findings indicated that the revision of the hypothesized structural model was warranted. Better fit and more meaningful results were obtained by developing optimal model. The implementation of χ2 difference test had also indicated the improvement trend of the final model. Implications for designing work motivation systems are discussed.
S. Mohammadi
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This study investigates the relationships between job satisfaction and the Big Five personality variables among the high school teachers in Tehran (Iran) and Puna (India) in 1385.Job satisfaction variables includedsatisfaction with work, satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with promotions, satisfaction ...
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This study investigates the relationships between job satisfaction and the Big Five personality variables among the high school teachers in Tehran (Iran) and Puna (India) in 1385.Job satisfaction variables includedsatisfaction with work, satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with promotions, satisfaction with supervisor, satisfaction with people at work, and personality variables consisted of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. The sample consisted of 224 teachers from Tehran and 223 teachers from Puna, teaching in the high schools, who were randomly selected. The instruments of this research consist of two questionnaires including: The Neo-Five Factors Inventory (Neo-FFI) by Costa & McCrae (1992) and Job Descriptive Index (JDI) by Smith, Kendall, & Hulin (1969). The results showed that there were significant negative correlations between neuroticism and satisfaction with nature of work, satisfaction with job in general, satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with people, satisfaction with promotions, and satisfaction with supervisor among Iranian and Indian high school teachers. Also there were significant positive correlations between extraversion and satisfaction with people, satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with promotions, satisfaction with supervisor, and satisfaction with nature of work in general among Iranian and Indian high school teachers. There were significant negative correlations between openness and satisfaction with people among Iranian and Indian high school teachers. But there were significant positive correlations between openness and satisfaction with promotions and satisfaction with work in general among Iranian and Indian high school teachers. There were significant positive correlations between agreeableness and satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with promotions, satisfaction with work in general among Iranian and Indian high school teachers. Iranian teachers, compared to Indian teachers, were higher in job satisfaction, and there were different personality factors among Iranian and Indian teachers.