The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence From Logistics Practitioners In A South African Steel-Making Company

Abstract

There has been an explosion of research interests centered upon the job satisfaction-life satisfaction nexus within organizations. Be that as it may, there is a relative paucity of research on the job satisfaction of logistics practitioners in general and limited evidence of studies that specifically address the issue of job satisfaction in the steel-making industry in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationships between job satisfaction and life satisfaction. The study followed a quantitative survey approach in which a three-section questionnaire was administered to 192 purposively selected logistics practitioners in a South African steel-making company. The Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were adapted for this study. Data were analysed through Principal Component Analysis using Varimax rotation, nonparametric correlation analysis, and descriptive statistics. Five job satisfaction factors, namely, skills utilisation, workplace flexibility, autonomy, teamwork, and remuneration were extracted. The five factors attained high Cronbach Alpha values above the recommended 0.70, which indicates high internal consistencies among the sub-scales. Positive, significant relationships were found between life satisfaction and two factors, namely, skills utilization and remuneration. Weak relationships were found between life satisfaction and three job satisfaction factors, namely, teamwork, workplace flexibility, and autonomy. Mean score rankings showed that among the job satisfaction factors, skills utilisation was more important to logistics practitioners. The study is important in that it provides further verification of the patterns in the relationship between job satisfaction and life satisfaction. By examining the structural interplay between job and life satisfaction variables among logistics practitioners, organizations may be better equipped to initiate strategies of meeting the needs of their logistics workforce, thereby facilitating improved organizational performance as measured through the ability to deliver the right product to the right place at the right time, which is the mission of logistics.

Another Look at Job and Life Satisfaction among Employees: Evidence from a Developing Country

“…Hierarchical regression analysis confirmed that relationship, even after controlling for other variables. This finding lends support to the spillover model [3] [4] [16], and it is in parallel to preceding studies on job and life satisfaction relationships. Participants who reported being satisfied with their job would report being satisfied with their life and vice versa [3] [4] [16] [18]- [22].…”

“…Finally, the segmentation model assumes that there is no relationship between job and life satisfaction. They are independent of one another, suggesting a weak or non-significant relationship between the two variables [3] [4] [16]. Moreover, there are two fundamentally different models that can be used to interpret the relationship between job and life satisfaction: the bottom-up model and top-down model.…”

“…Most contemporary research inclines to support the spillover model (e.g., [3] [4] [16] [18]- [22]). Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, there is scant attention, if not, has been paid to examine the relationship between job and life satisfaction in Saudi Arabia, particularly Albaha province, and hence the current study was planned to be made.…”

“…Employees with high levels of job satisfaction and life satisfaction are likely to be highly motivated, and to work more effective and efficient, resulting in high levels of job performance [1]- [3]. Job satisfaction is a central construct in organizational behavior and therefore associated with important outcomes including, but not limited to, productivity, job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors, absenteeism, and life satisfaction.…”

The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in Understanding Relationship between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction

“…The effect of job satisfaction on life satisfaction was found to be stronger at relatively significant level than the effect of life satisfaction on job satisfaction (Alghamdi, 2015). This study supports the previous studies in the literature (Heller, Judge and Watson, 2002, Judge and Klinger, 2008, Mafini, 2014. Thus, it can be said that employees who are satisfied with their lives are happy with their work.…”