Original Research
Determinants of job satisfaction: The role of person-organisation fit, decent work and employee-organisational factors on job satisfaction
Submitted: 12 June 2024 | Published: 20 November 2024
About the author(s)
Vongai Ruzungunde, Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Management and Commerce, University of Fort Hare, East London, South AfricaHamfrey Sanhokwe, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Business Sciences, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
Willie Chinyamurindi, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Commerce, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa
Abstract
Background: The manufacturing sector is noted to be important to the South African economy. Calls exist to understand those factors that enhance the workforce capability of the manufacturing sector.
Aim: This study examines the determinants of job satisfaction accounting for the role of person-organisation fit, decent work, and employee-organisational factors (high-performance human resource management [HRM] practices and change-oriented organisational citizenship behaviours).
Setting: The study was conducted among a sample of employees operating in the manufacturing sector in South Africa.
Method: A conceptual model was tested through a probability sample (n = 211) drawn from South Africa’s manufacturing sector. Covariance-based structural equation modelling and the Hayes approach were used to test the hypotheses.
Results: The results demonstrate a significant relationship between decent work and high-performance HRM practices. Furthermore, person-organisation fit significantly moderates this relationship. High-performance HRM practices were significantly associated with change-oriented citizenship behaviours, which accounted for a significant variance in job satisfaction.
Conclusion: This study provides valuable insight into employee-organisational factors that can influence job satisfaction.
Contribution: The research re-invigorates attention to the factors influencing organisational job satisfaction. These factors become critical to re-vitalising the workplace to enhance job satisfaction and a dedicated leadership excellence agenda.
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