Public sector motivational practices and their effect on job satisfactioncountry differences

  1. de Juana-Espinosa, Susana 1
  2. Rakowska, Anna 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Alicante, España
  2. 2 Business, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Revista:
European journal of management and business economics

ISSN: 2444-8494 2444-8451

Año de publicación: 2018

Volumen: 27

Número: 2

Páginas: 141-154

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1108/EJMBE-02-2018-0027 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: European journal of management and business economics

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Resumen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of job satisfaction practices for public sector employees through a cross-national approach. A multi-group analysis was carried out using SmartPLS3 among non-teaching employees of public universities in Poland and Spain. The results show a positive relationship between motivational factors and job satisfaction; however, there is no evidence that the variable “country” introduced significant differences. The research findings contribute to a better understanding of job satisfaction for public employees and provide empirical evidence on the relationship between job satisfaction and public culture

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