Terceirização e satisfação com o trabalho

Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal analisar a relação existente entre Terceirização e Satisfação com o Trabalho. Considerando que a Terceirização é uma técnica presente na grande maioria das organizações, espera-se mostrar se a mesma influencia ou não a satisfação demonstrada pelos empregados em relação ao trabalho. Foi utilizada a Escala de Satisfação no Trabalho – EST, criada por Siqueira, no questionário aplicado a funcionários terceirizados e não terceirizados. Trata-se de uma escala multidimensional composta por cinco dimensões da satisfação com o trabalho: em relação aos colegas, ao salário, à chefia, à natureza do trabalho e em relação às promoções. Foi obtido um total de 77 respostas válidas de profissionais de empresas distintas. O resultado final mostrou que ambos os tipos de funcionários – próprios e terceirizados – são indiferentes em relação ao trabalho. Os resultados de cada dimensão mostraram pequenas diferenças entre os dois tipos de funcionários. Ao longo do trabalho, foram apresentados diversos aspectos relacionados ao processo de terceirização como as razões, vantagens, desvantagens e erros cometidos.

Satisfação com o trabalho e comprometimento organizacional de novos servidores públicos: um estudo de caso na Receita Federal do Brasil

Nos últimos anos o estudo do comportamento organizacional na Administração Pública ganhou espaço no Brasil. Contudo, poucos trabalhos focaram a administração pública direta federal e os efeitos do regime estatutário no comportamento dos servidores. Este trabalho propõe-se a jogar luz em um tema importante para a gestão de pessoas no setor público, a partir dos processos de formação das expectativas iniciais dos servidores e de socialização organizacional, e como eles influenciam na satisfação com o trabalho e no comprometimento organizacional. Para este estudo foram realizadas coletas de dados com 1093 novos servidores da Receita Federal do Brasil, nomeados para os cargos de Auditor-Fiscal e Analista-Tributário, que responderam a dois questionários: o primeiro no dia de ingresso no órgão e o segundo seis meses após a posse. Para a análise foram considerados apenas aqueles servidores que preencheram os dois questionários, totalizando 827 respostas. Os resultados indicam que tanto a satisfação com o trabalho quanto o comprometimento organizacional possuem significante correlação com o cumprimento do contrato psicológico pela RFB, na percepção dos servidores, e com o sucesso do processo de socialização quanto à tarefa e ao grupo de trabalho. Estes dados confirmam a importância de se implementar a prática de gerenciamento do contrato psicológico pela administração pública. Outros resultados secundários apontaram que aqueles que já eram servidores apresentam maior grau de socialização, na dimensão da organização, e maior grau de comprometimento instrumental, ou seja, reconhecem que são maiores os custos em sair da RFB. Os Auditores-Fiscais apresentaram um grau de comprometimento organizacional significantemente maior do que os Analistas-Tributários e os servidores lotados em região de fronteira indicaram menores graus de satisfação e de comprometimento afetivo do que os servidores do restante do País.

Satisfação no Trabalho: o caso do Município de Condeixa-a-Nova

No âmbito da gestão de Recursos Humanos a análise da satisfação no trabalho considera-se de grande relevância, uma vez que esta variável influencia o desempenho dos trabalhadores, a sua produtividade e, consequentemente o sucesso organizacional. Neste contexto, esta dissertação teve como objectivos analisar o nível de satisfação no trabalho dos funcionários das diferentes categorias profissionais da Câmara Municipal de Condeixa-a-Nova (CMC); verificar se as varáveis socioprofissionais, nomeadamente, a idade, o sexo, o tempo de serviço, a categoria profissional, as habilitações académicas e o tipo de vínculo que têm com a autarquia estão relacionadas com a satisfação no trabalho e analisar até que ponto as diferentes dimensões da satisfação influenciam o trabalho dos funcionários da CMC. A abordagem de investigação foi quantitativa, de âmbito estatístico descritivo e análise inferencial, desenvolvida a partir da aplicação de um questionário sobre a satisfação no trabalho. A amostra é composta por 91 funcionários da CMC, o que representa 41,94% da população total. Da análise dos dados conclui-se que existem diferenças ao nível da satisfação total no trabalho entre as diferentes categorias profissionais, sendo a categoria de encarregado operacional a que apresenta uma média de satisfação total no trabalho mais elevada e as categorias de assistente operacional, técnico superior e assistente técnico as que apresentam valores médios de satisfação no trabalho mais baixos. Por outro lado, e de uma forma geral, os funcionários manifestam uma grande satisfação ao nível da dimensão liderança e uma maior insatisfação ao nível da dimensão dos factores pessoais. / Inside of the human resources management, the study of job satisfaction is considered of great importance since this variable influences the performance of employees, their productivity and consequently the organizational success. In this context, this dissertation aimed to analyze the job satisfaction level from the various professional categories of the city council of Condeixa-a-Nova (CMC), verify the relationship between socio-professional variables (age, sex, length of service, professional category, academic qualifications) and job satisfaction and analyze to what extent the different dimensions of job satisfaction influence the work of employees from CMC. The research approach was quantitative, descriptive and statistical, with a inferential analysis, developed from the application of a questionnaire about job satisfaction. The sample consists of 91 workers of CMC, which represents 41,94 % of the total population. From the data analysis, we concluded that there are differences at the level of total job satisfaction between the different professional categories. The professional category of “encarregado operacional” has a highest average of job total satisfaction and the professional categories of “assistente operacional”, “técnico superior” and “assistente técnico” have the lowest average. On the other hand, and in general, employees express a great satisfaction at the level of leadership and a lower satisfaction of the personal factors dimension.

Does occupational stress really matter? A study of psychological climate and stress on job satisfaction in Thailand

This study explored the prediction of psychological climate and stresses on job satisfaction in non U.S. setting. A total of 450 surveys were sent to 11 organisations in Thailand and employees were asked to fill out the survey. The first hypothesis that positive psychological climate dimensions predicted lower level of stresses among Thai employees was partially accepted. Further regression analysis tested second hypothesis that positive psychological climate dimensions and low level of stresses predict job satisfaction among Thai employees. Contrary to expectation, only stress variables predicted job satisfaction. Thai culture influence was discussed.

Caring efficacy and job satisfaction in Australian registered nurses

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine relationships between socio-demographic variables, job satisfaction and nurses’ caring experiences in a registered nurse population, as measured by the caring efficacy scale (CES) which was developed from Bandura’s social cognitive theory and Watson’s transpersonal caring theory. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken of nurses representing a variety of nursing specialties. A stratified random sample of registered nurses, who were members of a professional nursing organisation, was invited to participate in this study. Descriptive analyses, correlation analyses, one- way ANOVA tests, simple linear regression and multivariable analyses were conducted to examine if any relationships existed between these variables. Results: There were a total of 639 respondents to the national survey. The respondents (100%) showed positive perceived CES scores and 80.8% showed positive job satisfaction scores. Correlation analysis found age, years experience as a registered nurse and years in current job, all positively correlated with each other, (r >0.40: p < 0.001). CES scores were found to be positively correlated with age, years of experience as a registered nurse (r>0.1: p < 0.001) and job satisfaction (r>0.1: p < 0.001). An ANOVA found significant positive relationships between CES scores and age (p=0.05). Conclusion: Results from this study have identified that relationships between age, years of experience, job satisfaction and the perceived caring experiences of nurses’ exist. Organisational leaders may develop strategies for professional development and orientation programmes that enhance the caring experiences of nurses to provide quality patient care. The development of programmes that provide role modelling, emotional support or use verbal persuasion are needed where encouragement is required for nurses to master new skills. This may also improve job satisfaction and retention of nurses in the workplace in the current economically focussed healthcare system.

Integrating situational and dispositional determinants of job satisfaction: Findings from three samples of professionals

Job satisfaction can be conceptualized as a function of situational conditions, personal characteristics, and interactions between both groups of variables. The authors compared the relative predictive power of these determinants in 3 samples of professionals (total N = 1,065). Perceived job characteristics (qualification possibilities, social support, stress, autonomy, participatory leadership) uniquely explained 7-22% of the variance in job satisfaction, and dispositional factors (Big Five, occupational self-efficacy, work centrality, mastery goals) uniquely explained 8-12% of the variance. Dispositional influences were partially mediated by perceived job characteristics. Interactions between situational and dispositional factors were of little significance. The authors concluded that perceived job characteristics (especially autonomy and participatory leadership) are important determinants of job satisfaction, and neuroticism is an important determinant as well. Highly educated professionals job satisfaction also seems to be driven by qualification possibilities.

A Study of role conflict, role ambiguity, locus of control, job satisfaction and participation in decision making among front-line vocational service workers for mentally retarded adults

This study was an investigation of individual and organizational factors, as perceived by front-line vocational service workers from Adult Rehabilitation Centres (ARC Industries) for mentally retarded adults. The specific variables which were measured included role conflict/role ambiguity (role factors), internal/external locus of control (individual differences), job satisfaction with work and supervision (job attitudes) and participation in deci~ion making (organizational factor). The exploration of these constructs was conducted by means of self-report questionnaires which were completed by sixty-nine out of a total of ninety front-line employees. The surveys were distributed in booklet form to nine distinct rehabilitation facilities from St. Catharines, West Lincoln, Greater Niagara, Port Colborne, WeIland, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Guelph and Brantford. The survey data was evaluated by the statisti.cal Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) which used the Pearson Product Moment Correlation procedure and a compar~son of means test. A comparison of correlation coefficients test was also conducted. This statistical procedure was calculated mathematically. The results obtained from the statistical evaluation confirmed the prediction that self-reported measures of participation in decision making and satisfaction (work and supervision) would be negatively correlated with role conflict and role ambiguity. As well, the speculation that perceived satisfaction (work and supervision) would be positively correlated with participation in decision making was empirically supported. Internal and external locus of control did not contribute to a significant difference in r~sponses to role perceptions (conflict and ambiguity) , satisfaction (work and supervision) or the correlational relationship between participation in decision making and satisfaction (work and supervision). Overall, the findings from this study substantiated the importance of examining employee perceptions in the workplace and the interrelationships among individual and organizational variables. This research was considered a contribution to the general area of occupational stress and to the study of individuals in work organizations.

A brief index of affective job satisfaction

This article responds to criticisms that affective job satisfaction research suffers serious measurement problems: Noncomparable measures; studies conceptualizing job satisfaction affectively but measuring it cognitively; and ad hoc measures lacking systematic development and validation, especially across populations by nationality, job level, and job type. We address these problems through a series of qualitative (total N = 28) and quantitative (total N = 901) studies to systematically develop and validate a short affective job satisfaction measure ultimately deriving from Brayfield and Rothe’s (1951) job satisfaction index. Unlike any previous job satisfaction measure, the resulting four-item Brief Index of Affective Job Satisfaction is overtly affective, minimally cognitive, and optimally brief. The new measure also differs from any previous job satisfaction measure in being comprehensively validated not just for internal consistency reliability, temporal stability, convergent and criterion-related validities, but also for cross-population invariance by nationality, job level, and job type.

Dedicated emergency theatres improve service delivery and surgeons' job satisfaction

Background
There are well-described benefits to separating emergency and elective surgery. Geelong Hospital lacked the resources to implement a separate acute surgical unit, but instituted daily dedicated emergency general surgery operating sessions, managed by an on-site consultant. This study aims to assess the impact of this on service delivery and surgeons' job satisfaction.
Methods
From 1 February 2011, daily half-day operating lists were allocated for general surgical emergencies. Patients treated on these lists were studied prospectively until 31 December 2011. Theatre waiting times and hospital stay were compared with the previous year. A quality-of-life questionnaire was administered to participating surgeons before the project commenced and after 6 months.
Results
A total of 966 patients underwent surgery during an emergency general surgery admission in the control period, and 984 underwent surgery during the study period. The median time from arrival in the emergency department (ED) to surgery was reduced from 19 (18–21) h in the control group to 18 (17–19) h in the study group (P = 0.033). The time from booking surgery to operation was reduced from 4.8 (4.3–5.4) h to 3.9 (3.5–4.3) h (P < 0.0001). For patients undergoing emergency laparotomy, the time from booking to surgery was reduced from 3.1 (2.2–4.1) to 2.4 (1.8–2.9) h, and hospital stay was reduced from 13 (11–15) to 10 (9–12) days (P = 0.0089). The surgeons' responses to the questionnaires showed improvement in job satisfaction (P < 0.0001).
Conclusion
This intervention has improved service delivery for emergency surgery patients, and improved the participating surgeons' job satisfaction.

Satisfação com o trabalho dos profissionais de secretarias municipais de saúde da região do Vale do Taquari

O objetivo da pesquisa é investigar em que medida a organização e as condições de trabalho em secretarias municipais da saúde, do Vale do Taquari, no Rio Grande do Sul, influenciam na satisfação dos funcionários com o seu trabalho. Para tanto, o conceito de satisfação com o trabalho foi estudado em uma perspectiva que leva em conta a teoria administrativa e as teorias que abordam os aspectos psicossociais ligados ao trabalho, buscando caracterizar um modelo de pesquisa que associa satisfação com a organização e as condições de trabalho. O estudo está circunscrito à avaliação do nível de satisfação com o trabalho e à identificação dos principais fatores que influenciam na satisfação ou insatisfação dos funcionários que atuam nas secretarias da saúde dos municípios de Lajeado, Arroio do Meio e Imigrante. Os critérios para a escolha desses três municípios foram o tamanho da população usuária, o nível de atenção à saúde (baixa, média e alta complexidade) e a estrutura física da secretaria. O método utilizado apresenta caráter predominantemente descritivo e as técnicas na coleta e análise de dados foram sobretudo de caráter quantitativo. No total, foram entrevistados 23 profissionais e aplicados 356 questionários. Destes, retornaram 268, o que corresponde a 75% dos funcionários que desempenham atividades nas três secretarias. Concluiu-se que o nível de satisfação com o trabalho está médio baixo em relação à maioria dos itens pesquisados e que, na percepção dos respondentes, entre os fatores de satisfação, estão a identificação com o trabalho, o relacionamento entre os trabalhadores e o reconhecimento da população pelo trabalho desenvolvido, enquanto, entre os fatores de insatisfação, encontram-se a falta de reconhecimento e estímulo da chefia, a remuneração inadequada e a falta de condições e materiais para a execução das atividades. Propõe-se que essas conclusões sejam lembradas em futuras intervenções, nas secretarias municipais da saúde, para produzir melhorias nos fatores que geram insatisfação identificados na pesquisa.

The impact of the introduction of visual display terminals on the job characteristics, job satisfaction and well-being of users in government offices

The proliferation of visual display terminals (VDTs) in offices is an international phenomenon. Numerous studies have investigated the health implications which can be categorised into visual problems, symptoms of musculo-skelctal discomfort, or psychosocial effects. The psychosocial effects are broader and there is mixed evidence in this area. The inconsistent results from the studies of VDT work so far undertaken may reflect several methodological shortcomings. In an attempt to overcome these deficiencies and to broaden the model of inter-relationships a model was developed to investigate their interactions and Ihc outputs of job satisfaction, stress and ill health. The study was a two-stage, long-term investigation with measures taken before the VDTs were introduced and the same measures taken 12 months after the 'go-live' date. The research was conducted in four offices of the Department of Social Security. The data were analysed for each individual site and in addition the total data were used in a path analysis model. Significant positive relationships were found at the pre-implementation stage between the musculo-skeletal discomfort, psychosomatic ailments, visual complaints and stress. Job satisfaction was negatively related to visual complaints and musculo-skeletal discomfort. Direct paths were found for age and job level with variety found in the job and age with job satisfaction and a negative relationship with the office environment. The only job characteristic which had a direct path to stress was 'dealing with others'. Similar inter-relationships were found in the post-implementation data. However, in addition attributes of the computer system, such as screen brightness and glare, were related positively with stress and negatively with job satisfaction. The comparison of the data at the two stages found that there had been no significant changes in the users' perceptions of their job characteristics and job satisfaction but there was a small and significant reduction in the stress measure.

Satisfação profissional dos dietistas nos hospitais do Serviço Nacional de Saúde : um primeiro estudo empírico

RESUMO - A satisfação no trabalho é entendida como um conjunto de sentimentos ou respostas afetivas relacionados com aspetos particulares do trabalho. Os autores não são unânimes na sua definição concetual. Neste estudo pretende-se compreender a satisfação profissional dos dietistas a exercer nos hospitais públicos em Portugal continental. A satisfação profissional foi avaliada através de um questionário (adaptado de Graça,1999) dividido em três partes. Foi aplicada uma escala de intervalos, na Discrepância entre as Expetativas (E) e Resultados (R), constituída por 8 dimensões e 44 itens. Mediu-se igualmente a importância motivacional que os dietistas atribuíram a cada uma das 8 dimensões, e foi feita a sua caraterização sociodemográfica da população estudada. De uma população inicial constituída por 42 elementos, contactada por email para responder ao questionário “on line”, tivemos 34 respondentes. Quatro respostas, por incompletas, não foram consideradas no tratamento. No final, temos uma amostra de conveniência constituída por 30 dietistas, todos eles a trabalhar atualmente em hospitais do SNS. A taxa de resposta válida é, pois, de 71,4%. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, observacional e tipo transversal. A análise de dados baseou-se na estatística descritiva e analítica. O score médio global (2,59), indicador da discrepância E-R, permite classificar a amostra como estando “bastante satisfeita” em relação ao seu trabalho e à sua profissão. Em relação à ordenação das dimensões segundo a importância motivacional, a Realização pessoal e profissional & desempenho organizacional (1º) (2,57), é aquela que os inquiridos consideraram a mais importante, seguida da Relação profissional/utente (2º) (3,78) e finalmente a Autonomia & poder (3º) (3,96). Os melhores scores médios de cada dimensão são a Relação profissional/utente (1º) (1,36), seguida do Status e prestigio (2º) (1,51) e por último as Relações de trabalho e suporte social (3º) (2,39). Em conclusão, em relação à ordenação das dimensões segundo a importância motivacional, a Realização pessoal e profissional e desempenho organizacional foi considerada pelos dietistas a mais importante e a dimensão menos importante foi a do Status e prestígio. A Relação profissional/utente foi a dimensão com melhor score médio, ou seja, é a dimensão onde os dietistas se encontram mais satisfeitos, e a remuneração foi a dimensão onde a população se encontra menos satisfeita. A satisfação profissional dos dietistas que trabalham em hospitais públicos pode contribuir para melhorar a prestação de cuidados de saúde à população. Recomendamos por isso, mais investigação que aborde aquela temática, tornando mais visível a importância do dietista no contexto da saúde em Portugal.

Supervision practices in allied mental health : relationships of supervision characteristics to perceived impact and job satisfaction

This study examined whether supervision characteristics impacted on mental health practice and morale, and developed a new Supervision Attitude Scale (SAS). Telephone surveys were conducted with a representative sample of 272 staff from public mental health services across Queensland. Although supervision was widely received and positively rated, it had low average intensity, and assessment and training of skills was rarely incorporated. Perceived impact on practice was associated with acquisition of skills and positive attitudes to supervisors, but extent of supervision was related to impact only if it was from within the profession. Intention to resign was unrelated to extent of supervision, but was associated with positive attitudes to supervisors, accessibility, high impact, and empathy or praise in supervision sessions. The SAS had high internal consistency, and its intercorrelations were consistent with it being a measure of relationship positivity. The study supported the role of supervision in retention and in improving practice. It also highlighted supervision characteristics that might be targeted in training, and provided preliminary data on a new measure.

An analysis of the determinants of job satisfaction when individuals' baseline satisfaction levels may differ.

A growing literature seeks to explain differences in individuals' self-reported satisfaction with their jobs. The evidence so far has mainly been based on cross-sectional data and when panel data have been used, individual unobserved heterogeneity has been modelled as an ordered probit model with random effects. This article makes use of longitudinal data for Denmark, taken from the waves 1995-1999 of the European Community Household Panel, and estimates fixed effects ordered logit models using the estimation methods proposed by Ferrer-i-Carbonel and Frijters (2004) and Das and van Soest (1999). For comparison and testing purposes a random effects ordered probit is also estimated. Estimations are carried out separately on the samples of men and women for individuals' overall satisfaction with the jobs they hold. We find that using the fixed effects approach (that clearly rejects the random effects specification), considerably reduces the number of key explanatory variables. The impact of central economic factors is the same as in previous studies, though. Moreover, the determinants of job satisfaction differ considerably between the genders, in particular once individual fixed effects are allowed for.

Moderation or mediation? An examination of the role perceived managerial support has on job satisfaction and psychological strain

Employees are vital assets for an enterprise and therefore need to be valued by their employers. Employers can create a safe and reduced stress environment to work; managers thus provide organizational support through their managerial role by caring for their subordinates’ well-being and by providing work advisory. By providing the managerial support to the employees, organizations can reduce costs and increase productivity. Past research has investigated the role of organizational support on stress as a single model either moderating or mediating role. The previous findings were also inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to test both the mediating and the moderating effect of the perceived managerial support on role stressors and psychological outcomes. This study used 380 participants taken from several small firms in Thailand. The results confirmed the mediation role of perceived managerial support, but not the moderation effect.