... management is concerned with both the physical and psychological well-being of people. Nonetheless, given the purpose and intent of this essay, I shall be focusing on one of the most-researched attitude in the field of organisational psychology - job satisfaction - and on the relationship that possibly exists between measures of job satisfaction and scientific research about attitudes. The concept of job satisfaction The concept of job satisfaction has been defined by Locke (1976) cited in Muchinsky (1993) as "a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one's job or job experiences" (Muchinsky, 1993, p.290). Central to the concept of job satisfaction itself, Muchinsky (1993) argues, is the idea that many factors contribute to how a person feels about a job. Whereas it was initially thought that people could have an overall feeling of liking for a job, ranging from very low to very high, it ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now