The job satisfaction–job performance relationship: A qualitative and quantitative review.
verifiedrich profile · Psychological Bulletin · 2001
Judge, Timothy A.; Thoresen, Carl J.; Bono, Joyce E.; Patton, Gregory K.
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What this article reports
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job satisfaction → overall job performance
job satisfaction → task performance
Models this article informs
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job satisfaction correlates overall job performance
job satisfaction correlates task performance
job satisfaction predicts task performance
In the authors’ words
The article’s own abstract.
A qualitative and quantitative review of the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance is provided. The qualitative review is organized around 7 models that characterize past research on the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. Although some models have received more support than have others, research has not provided conclusive confirmation or disconfirmation of any model, partly because of a lack of assimilation and integration in the literature. Research devoted to testing these models waned following 2 meta-analyses of the job satisfaction-job performance relationship. Because of limitations in these prior analyses and the misinterpretation of their findings, a new meta-analysis was conducted on 312 samples with a combined N of 54,417. The mean true correlation between overall job satisfaction and job performance was estimated to be .30. In light of these results and the qualitative review, an agenda for future research on the satisfaction-performance relationship is provided.
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disputes “This indicates that job satisfaction does not significantly influence employee performance (Judge et al., 2001).”
disputes “Based on the literature review, the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance is not clearly established (Judge et al., 2001), as it could depend on other drivers, such as organizational justice (colquitt et al., 2001). there may be situations where employees are satisfied with…”
disputes “For the company, it indicates its progress toward achieving its goals (andreas, 2022). according to Judge et al., the relationship between job satisfaction and performance is inconclusive (2001). one of the reasons for this lack of consensus might rely on the different cultural contexts (Fernandez…”
supports “Employees with high job satisfaction find their work fulfilling, meaningful, and enjoyable, which contributes to improved organizational performance and productivity in the workplace (11).”
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