Spurious Correlation between Work Environment and Job Satisfaction

Inamizu, Nobuyuki

doi:10.7880/abas.0160803a

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“…Hypothesis 6: There is a positive impact of benefits on job satisfaction. Work environment: (Pearson, (1991) and ;Inamizu, (2016) identified that organizational values and physical conditions are factors related to the work environment. The physical working conditions refer to "the quantity of work and availability of resources such as machines and tools, ventilation, lighting, workspace and air conditioning" Oosthuizen (2001).…”

Section: Job Satisfaction and Antecedent Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motivators and its impacts on job satisfaction in FDI companies - A case study of Eurowindow Vietnam

Tri

Ngoc-Tan

Gregar

et al. 2020

Management &Amp; Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society

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This study investigates the factors motivating workers and their levels of job satisfaction at Eurowindow Vietnam – an FDI company in the furniture industry based in Hochiminh City, Vietnam. Data for this study were collected by a surveying 202 office workers of the company. A Likert-scale response format questionnaire was used to identify employment attitudes and job satisfaction. The research was carried out based on the theoretical aspects of job satisfaction. Cronbach’s alpha and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were deployed to test the unidimensionality, reliability, and validity of measurement scales. Correlation analysis was carried out to estimate the relation between dependent and independent variables, and within the independent ones. Moreover, multiple regression analysis was adopted to test the hypotheses of the study. The level of job satisfaction was measured by seven dimensions, namely payment, promotion, supervisor, co-workers, work itself, benefits and work environment. The research results showed that work itself, promotion, payment, and supervisor have significant influences on job satisfaction. Findings of this study provide necessary knowledge for the leadership of Eurowindow Vietnam in boosting job satisfaction of their staff. Other FDI enterprises with the same development level may find these results applicable for their organizations. Recommendations for future research are also presented at the end of the study.

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Section: Job Satisfaction and Antecedent Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motivators and its impacts on job satisfaction in FDI companies - A case study of Eurowindow Vietnam

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Ngoc-Tan

Gregar

et al. 2020

Management &Amp; Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society

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“…The office environment has become a popular topic in recent years. In particular, more research is being done on the relationship between employees' activities and communication in nonterritorial offices and activity-based working/offices (Inamizu, 2013(Inamizu, , 2014(Inamizu, , 2015(Inamizu, , 2016Inamizu & Makishima, 2019).…”

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Estimating communication by position information in office

Inamizu

2020

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This study shows that it is possible to use position information to estimate the volume of communication in offices to some degree based on (1) office position information from sensing technology and (2) data from daily questionnaires from a survey of 308 employees in a corporate office. The relationship between the office environment and communication has come to the fore in recent years, and the findings of this study suggest how communication within an office can be estimated for a large sample at a low cost.the daily questionnaire are only subjective, so there may be problems with the accuracy of the responses.In summary, although there is some room for further consideration, because a positive correlation was seen, we proved that communication volume estimated from positional information has some degree of validity. ConclusionThis study showed that communication estimated from position information from sensors in an office on the basis of certain criteria (jointly in a conference room or other area, or a total of 12 out of 30 seconds (40% of the time) within a 1.2 m distance) can be valid. If communication gathered from position information can be estimated to some degree, it will be possible to get an idea about office communication for a large sample at a low cost. Being able to do this would definitely be useful in research on organizational communication and research on social networks.

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“…In such a case, the supplier can have a higher profitability as incentives since the volume will be lower than if the parts were standardized. 7 There are insightful studies, Inamizu (2016) and Takahashi, Ohkawa, and Inamizu (2014), that note spurious correlations on existing research.…”

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Customer Scope and Supplier Performance

Min

Song

2017

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Nobeoka, Dyer, and Madhok (2002) statistically demonstrated the relationship between suppliers' performance and suppliers' customer scope; the latter was measured by (1) the number of automakers to whom components were supplied and (2) the concentration ratio of automakers (Herfindahl index) for seven Japanese automotive assemblers (automakers), using the data for 1995 on Japanese automotive parts industry. They concluded that the greater the number of customers (automakers) and the lower the concentration ratio, the higher the supplier's performance (profit-sales ratio). Min and Song 166 their performance after dividing the suppliers into two groups: (A) suppliers with three or more automaker customers and (B) suppliers with less than three automaker customers. The results show that (A) the suppliers with more customers have significantly higher performances in 1985 and 1995; however, in 2005, (B) the suppliers with less customers have a higher profit-sales ratio, although it is not significant. It is highly likely that the correlation between supplier performance and the number or the concentration ratio of automaker clients might result from a spurious correlation caused by other antecedent variables.

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Spurious Correlation between Work Environment and Job Satisfaction

Cited by 8 publications

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Motivators and its impacts on job satisfaction in FDI companies - A case study of Eurowindow Vietnam

Motivators and its impacts on job satisfaction in FDI companies - A case study of Eurowindow Vietnam

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