Job Satisfaction Among Young Workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis

McKay, Andrew; Newell, Andrew; Rienzo, Cinzia

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“…The relationship between company size and satisfaction contrasts with the results of studies on developed countries (Gazioglu and Tansel, 2006), as Mckay et al (2018) show that workers in small companies report dissatisfaction. Similarly, in urban areas, workers express dissatisfaction with the informal sector.…”

Section: Informal Jobs: Indifference Among Young Peoplecontrasting

confidence: 67%

“…Additionally, Razafindrakoto and Roubaud (2013) union membership and job satisfaction in Dakar. This negative sentiment is also observed among women in Madagascar (Mckay et al, 2018). Age negatively influences job satisfaction, but above a certain threshold, the opposite effect is observed (Rakotomanana, 2011), revealing a U-shaped relationship between age and satisfaction.…”

Section: Informal Jobs: Indifference Among Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 78%

“…African countries (Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia), where the majority of young people work in the informal sector, Mckay et al (2018) show through the use of an ordered probit model that the head of household enjoys a high level of job satisfaction than other household members. Union membership has a positive and statistically highly significant effect on job satisfaction in all countries aside from Uganda.…”

Section: Informal Jobs: a Source Of Satisfaction For Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the job satisfaction equation, we use the variables salary (Ngassa and Ndinga, 2019;Mckay et al, 2018), number of hours worked (Ngassa and Ndinga, 2019), job advantage (Razafindrakoto and Roubaud, 2013), contract (Ngassa and Ndinga, 2019;Davoine, 2007), company size (Sam, 2018;Davoine, 2007), union (Goerke, 2020), marital status (Davoine, 2007;Clark & Oswald, 1996), education level (Ngassa and Ndinga, 2019;Gazioglu and Tansel, 2006), age group (Clark & Oswald, 1996;Mora et al, 2007) and gender (Lillo-Bañuls and Casado-Diaz, 2015;Bessière, 2003), The relationship of these factors with job satisfaction is documented below.…”

Section: Modeling and Presentation Of Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Young People Engaged in Informal Employment in the Republic of Congo: Between Satisfaction and Indifference

Assioro

2023

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The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of job satisfaction among young people engaged in informal employment in the Republic of Congo. Statistical and econometric analyses were conducted using data taken from the Transition to Working Life Survey (ETVA-2022). Using these data, we proceeded from conducted the econometric analysis to estimating a job satisfaction model using the "cmp" technique presented by Roodman (2011). The results reveal that salary is a determinant that exerts a positive effect on job satisfaction. On the other hand, living with a partner, not enjoying job benefits (maternity/paternity leave) and working more than 48 hours are factors that exert a negative impact on job satisfaction. In light of these results, we recommend that policy-makers continue developing policies to improve wages, increase young people's access to job benefits and enhance their remuneration over time.

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Section: Informal Jobs: Indifference Among Young Peoplecontrasting

confidence: 67%

Section: Informal Jobs: Indifference Among Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 78%

Section: Informal Jobs: a Source Of Satisfaction For Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Modeling and Presentation Of Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Young People Engaged in Informal Employment in the Republic of Congo: Between Satisfaction and Indifference

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2023

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“…Some of the studies from developing countries are as follows. McKay, Newell and Rienzo (2018) find in Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia, being over-educated or under-educated in the current job negatively influences job satisfaction. Berker (2015) investigated the effect of informal employment on job satisfaction in Turkey.…”

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Job Satisfaction, Structure of Working Environment and Firm Size

Tansel

2022

SSRN Journal

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Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction on Turnover Intentions and Job Mismatch Among Millennial Employees in Bengaluru

Chavadi

Sirothiya

2021

Business Perspectives and Research

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The millennials have become the largest cohort in the workforce, and their retention has become challenging for policymakers and organizations. Millennials are career-oriented and are ready to switch jobs if there is a mismatch in skills and job requirement. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of job satisfaction on turnover intention and job mismatch among millennial employees in Bengaluru. The study consists of 247 millennial employees from different industries of Bengaluru. Statistical tools such as SPSS 20, AMOS 20, and Sobel-Z test have been used for analysis. It is found from our research study that job mismatch is having a positive relationship with turnover intention, while job satisfaction is having a negative relationship with turnover intention. The relation between job mismatch and job satisfaction is negative. The findings demonstrated that job satisfaction partially mediated the relationships between job mismatch and turnover intentions. It was concluded from the study that millennials consider personal growth as the major factor, which influences their job satisfaction. This study is of practical importance as it impacts organizational practices (specifically human resource management practices).

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Job Satisfaction Among Young Workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Young People Engaged in Informal Employment in the Republic of Congo: Between Satisfaction and Indifference

Young People Engaged in Informal Employment in the Republic of Congo: Between Satisfaction and Indifference

Job Satisfaction, Structure of Working Environment and Firm Size

Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction on Turnover Intentions and Job Mismatch Among Millennial Employees in Bengaluru

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