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Improving Job Satisfaction Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: The Case of U.S. Federal Employees

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  • Yongbeom Hur

    (Appalachian State University)

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Given that the number of racial/ethnic minorities has substantially increased in the U.S. workforce, it is critical to effectively manage employees with racial/ethnic backgrounds. The aim of this study is to broaden current knowledge of job satisfaction among public employees with racial/ethnic minority backgrounds by systematically comparing job satisfaction between racial/ethnic minorities and non-minorities and by identifying moderating effects of racioethnicity on job satisfaction. The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey 2018 data (about half a million) was used in this study and t-tests and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses were conducted. According to the findings in this study, racial/ethnic minorities reported similar or higher job satisfaction in diverse aspects of a job than non-minorities, and the effects of diverse intrinsic/ extrinsic aspects of a job on overall job satisfaction changed significantly by racioethnicity.

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  • Yongbeom Hur, 2023. "Improving Job Satisfaction Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities: The Case of U.S. Federal Employees," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1293-1310, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:23:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11115-022-00671-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-022-00671-4
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