Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Performance

Variables

Article Importance

Paradigm

Approach Method

Reasons for using Positivism

Job satisfaction factors

Organizational performance

This article makes a significant contribution in to observing the link between job satisfaction and organizational performance in both directions. In addition to analyzing this relationship with a special accent on the direction of the two variables which means that the focus is on exploring which of the two variables connection is stronger, Is it between job satisfaction and organizational performance or between organizational performance and job satisfaction.

Positivism

Quantitative

-Surveyed

Research  

Questionnaire

1-(Likert 5 -item) in job satisfaction 11 factors.

2- financial information in organization performance 10 indicators

-Sample:

*40 Croatian

Companies

*5806 Employees

-Statistical Program:

SPSS

1- The article examines causality relationship between Job satisfaction and Organizational Performance & Positivism examines the cause and effect relationships by rational means.

2- The article has a deductive mood starts from general relationship of two variables in to more specific by exploring which of the two variables connection is stronger the other and Positivism is associated with deductive research and

3- The article is objective as it conducted a surveyed research using questionnaires and the data resulted is measurable thus a statistical analysis is conducted using SPSS Program thus it used positivism as it depend on quantifiable observation leading to statistical analysis.

4- Hypothesis is tested not developed that’s why article used Positivism.

5- The article is conclusive and gives affirmative results it confirms the positive relationship between job satisfaction and organizational performance with a pretty weak intensity it used Positivism as it is a result oriented.

6- The article couldn’t use qualitative analysis due to existence of time lag &qualitative need comparison between companies while the examined companies has different sizes, industries and performance thus comparison wasn’t applicable that’s why the article used positivism as it purely depended on quantitative analysis.

Nature of work

Total asset turnover

Opportunities for advancement

Current asset turnover

Possibility of further education

Revenues over expenses ratio

Co-workers

Return on assets (ROA)

Leadership

Return on equity (ROE)

Direct supervisor

ROCE(Return on capital employed)

Salary

Revenue per employee

Position in the company

Labor Cost Per Employee

Working conditions

Index BEX(business performance indicator)

Permanent employment

Earnings before income tax per employee

Working hours