Employee Work Attitudes: The Subtle Influence of Gender

Abstract

Using the construct of job satisfaction, this study examined work attitudes of 286 females and 416 males employed in 27 female-owned and 29 male-owned small businesses in three industries: construction, manufacturing, and distribution. Job satisfaction scores (dependent variables) were analyzed with regard to the interaction of owner-employee gender. Demographic and job-related variables were also considered. The gender-moderated results are discussed in terms of methodological implications for conducting research regarding work attitudes.

The role of the supervisor in career and organizational commitment

“…More generally, our findings on gender differences support other writers' arguments for taking account of the possibility that gender acts as a moderator in employee attitude research (Bartol & Wortman, 1975;Smith, Smits, & Hoy, 1998). Where possible it seems advisable to analyse data from male and female respondents separately in the first instance.…”

Gender Differences in the Job Satisfaction of Public Employees: A Study of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea

“…Some studies have shown women to be more satisfied than men (Bartol & Wortman, 1975;Clark, 1996Clark, , 1997Hodson, 1989;Murray & Atkinson, 1981;Sloane & Williams, 1996), whereas other studies have shown men to be more satisfied than women (Chiu, 1998;Forgionne & Peeters, 1982;Hulin & Smith, 1964;Jagacinski, 1987;Shapiro & Stern, 1975;Weaver, 1974). It is important to observe, however, that most of the researchers in this area reported no significant differences between the sexes in relation to job satisfaction (Brief, Rose, & Aldag, 1977;Brush, Moch, & Pooyan, 1987;de Vaus & McAllister, 1991;Golembiewski, 1977;Mottaz, 1986;Smith & Plant, 1982;Smith, Smits, & Hoy, 1998;Tait, Padgett, & Baldwin, 1989;Ugorji, 1997;Weaver, 1978;Witt & Nye, 1992).…”

An Investigation of Relationship among Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Academics in Brunei Darussalam

“…Job satisfaction is actually how much a person likes his/her job (Spector et al, 1998). Similarly, Smith et al (1998) asserted that job satisfaction is an effective reaction to a job that results from the incumbent's comparison of actual outcome with those which are desired.…”