Job satisfaction and perceived equality within Icelandic organizations

The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, perceived equality and managerial responsibility in the International CRANET survey. In addition, the aim was to explore differences in job satisfaction and perceived equality and whether equality policy affects employees’ job satisfaction. Participants in the study were 1041 employees within organizations that participated in a two- sided study carried out on HRM managers of Icelandic companies with 70 or more employees. The data used in this thesis was the second part of the study, executed with employees of 35 organizations in agreement which the HRM managements. The results revealed no gender difference in job satisfaction, but gender difference in perceived equality. The results also showed that there is a relationship between perceived equality and job satisfaction and that managerial responsibility can affect perceived equality as well. Overall, gender, managerial responsibility and job satisfaction influenced perceived equality.

Author dc:creator

• Ásrún Á. Jónsdóttir 1986-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Mannauðsstjórnun og vinnusálfræði
• Starfsánægja
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• Human resource management and organizational psychology
• Job satisfaction

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/29609

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/29609