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The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and the Congruence of Desired and Perceived Job Attributes: An Exploratory Study of IT Professionals

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  • Mihalca Loredana

    (Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. Department of Economics and Business Administration in German Language)

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether employee job satisfaction is associated with the congruence between desired and perceived job attributes. The desired and perceived levels of 30 job attributes were measured on employees from a large Information Technology (IT) company based in Romania. Results indicate that employees who experience congruence between desired and perceived job attributes have higher levels of overall job satisfaction, confirming the assumptions of the value congruence theory. In addition, the results of this study show that employee job satisfaction is associated with both intrinsic and extrinsic factors i.e., job attributes. This indicates that extrinsic factors can also be a source of job satisfaction, the same as intrinsic factors, which is contrary to what Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory assumes.

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  • Mihalca Loredana, 2021. "The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and the Congruence of Desired and Perceived Job Attributes: An Exploratory Study of IT Professionals," Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Oeconomica, Sciendo, vol. 66(2), pages 56-73, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:subboe:v:66:y:2021:i:2:p:56-73:n:4
    DOI: 10.2478/subboec-2021-0009
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    Keywords

    job attributes; job satisfaction; the value congruence theory; IT professionals; newly-hired;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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