Job Satisfaction and its Correlates among Public Relations Workers

Abstract

Managers are more likely to find satisfaction in their public relations jobs than are technicians, this survey of 649 public relations specialists from 46 states and the District of Columbia finds, with women somewhat more likely to consider their work significant. Women are also more likely to feel overworked. The study employed Likert scales and charted those aspects of work which public relations specialists find most satisfying. Among most desired aspects of PR jobs are freedom to use skills creatively and to make on-the-job independent judgments. Variety was highly valued. The survey found that most respondents had a basic college degree and about half either had a graduate degree or had worked (or were working) on one.

Organizational antecedents and perceptions of fairness in policy implementation among employees in the banking sector of Ghana

“…Additionally, this study indicates that gender does not play any role in respondents' job satisfaction. This finding confirms AlAjmi (2006), Donohue and Heywood (2003) and Rentner and Bissland (1990)'s assertion that employees' gender has no significant effect on their perception of job satisfaction. Nevertheless, this finding is not supportive of Oshagbemi (2000)'s report that female academics at higher ranks are more satisfied with their jobs than their male counterparts with comparable ranks.…”

“…On the contrary, findings by Greenberg and Baron (1993) reveal that employed women, in general, seem to be less satisfied with their work than their counterparts, men. Nevertheless, other findings by researchers confirm that employees' gender have no significant effect on their perception of job satisfaction (Al-Ajmi, 2006;Donohue and Heywood, 2003;Rentner and Bissland, 1990). With regard to age, extant research suggests that older employees tend to experience higher levels of job satisfaction than their younger ones (Belcastro and Koeske, 1996;Billingsley and Cross, 1992;Bull, 2005;Cramer, 1993;Johnson and Johnson, 2000;Loscocco, 1990).…”

Impact of socio-demographic factors on job satisfaction among academic staff of universities in Ghana

“…Similarly, Jayaratne and Chess (1984) in a study found no significant differences between male and female with regard to promotion, financial rewards, work environment and role conflict. These findings were supported by Rentner and Bissland (1990) who in a study found no significant differences between male and female public relation workers with regard to their overall job satisfaction. It is important to note that most of the studies have found no significant differences in the level of job satisfaction between male and female employees, particularly when a number of other variables were statistically controlled.…”

“…Therefore, they have similar levels of job satisfaction. This is supported by (Barber, 1986;Jayaratne & Chess, 1984;Rentner & Bissland, 1990) who reported no significant differences between male and female employees with regard to promotion, financial rewards, work environment and role conflict. It must be noted that within the psychosocial environment in which this study was conducted, the public and private universities have equal level playing fields for both male and female academic staff with regard to appointment and promotion, work environment as well as salary and allowances.…”

Social capital, human capital, and career success in public relations in Taiwan

“…This important question has been only partially answered through prior research. An examination of the literature on the public relations profession reveals that the emphasis of past studies was not on how successful the practitioners felt about themselves but about the content of their work, or role taking, such as the degree of professional orientation for the work itself, and how this may affect their perception about their jobs (e.g., Kim & Hon, 1998;Broom & Dozier, 1986;Olson, 1989;Rentner & Bissland, 1990).…”