A strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial task: application of production standards and performance feedback

Abstract

Worker satisfaction improved significantly as a consequence of the provision of the assigned and participative standards with performance feedback in a repetitive industrial production task. The maximum improvement in worker satisfaction was found for the participative standard and feedback condition. Only this condition had a significant positive effect on worker job attitudes. Monetary incentive, when provided with an assigned or participative standard with feedback, added no incremental worker satisfaction or job attitudes gain. The participative standard with feedback condition emerges as the optimum strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial production task.

An adaptive neural network algorithm for assessment and improvement of job satisfaction with respect to HSE and ergonomics program: The case of a gas refinery

“…Byrd, Sankar, and Loh (1996) developed a causal model relating technical orientation with job satisfaction of technical and managerial personnel. Shikdar and Das (2003) showed that the participative standard with feedback condition emerges as the optimum strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitudes in a repetitive industrial production task. Calisir and Gumussoy (2007) used a survey to investigate the impact of IT professionals' demographic characteristics, work characteristics and work stress on job satisfaction.…”

A unique algorithm for the assessment and improvement of job satisfaction by resilience engineering: Hazardous labs

“…Byrd et al (1996) developed a causal model connecting technical aspects to the staff's job satisfaction. Shikdar and Das (2003) showed that the participative standard with feedback condition performs as the optimum strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job treatments. Calisir and Gumussoy (2007) used an analysis to assess the impact of IT professionals' demographic features, work stress and work characteristics on job satisfaction.…”

Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Job Satisfaction: A Case Study of ICT, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi

“…Edosom [8] reported a case study that examined the impact of certain ergonomic factors on the productivity and job satisfaction in a computeraided printed circuit board assembly task. Participative standard with feedback condition emerges as the optimum strategy for improving worker satisfaction and job attitude in a repetitive industrial production task was investigated by [9]. Also, the relationships between personality, team processes, task characteristics, product quality and satisfaction in software development teams were investigated [10].…”