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Addison, John T. & Paulino Teixeira (2025): Job satisfaction and workplace representation in Europe. In: The Manchester School, Jg. 93, H. 2, S. 123-148. DOI:10.1111/manc.12499

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"The backdrop to this inquiry into the relationship between worker job satisfaction and workplace representation in European nations is twofold. The first is that the bulk of research has focused on union membership and job satisfaction in Anglophone nations with their very different industrial relations systems and bargaining arrangements. The second and more immediate context is the dramatic shift from negative to positive in the association between union membership and job satisfaction (inter al.) observed in the most recent literature. Using data on 28 European nations from the last two waves of the European Working Conditions Survey, however, we report that workers in establishments with formal workplace representation record lower job satisfaction than their counterparts in plants without such representation. These findings of conditional correlation are then upgraded by constructing a pseudo-panel with cohort fixed effects to take account of unobserved worker heterogeneity. First-difference estimates suggest that the negative relationship between worker representation and job satisfaction found in cross section continues to hold. Next, an endogenous treatment effects model is deployed to address the possible endogeneity of worker representation. The results are supportive of a causal negative relationship between job satisfaction and worker representation. One interpretation of our findings is that in the matter of the association between unions and job satisfaction the jury is still out." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Bachmann, Ronald, Inga Heinze, Lukas Hörnig & Roman Klauser (2025): Erfolgreiche Jobwechsel. Wie berufliche Mobilität Einkommen und Arbeitszufriedenheit steigert. Gütersloh, 67 S. DOI:10.11586/2024198

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"Die Studie untersucht die Auswirkungen beruflicher Mobilität auf das Einkommen und die Arbeitszufriedenheit von Beschäftigten in Deutschland. Sie zeigt, dass ein Stellenwechsel häufig mit einem Zuwachs an Einkommen und Zufriedenheit verbunden ist – vor allem bei Unzufriedenen. Die größten Gewinne ergeben sich bei Wechseln in Berufe mit neuen Tätigkeiten und Anforderungen, aber auch Wechsel in den gleichen Beruf sind mit Einkommens- und Zufriedenheitszuwächsen verbunden. Die Analysen basieren auf der Stichprobe der Integrierten Arbeitsmarktbiografien (SIAB) und dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP). Die Studie ist entstanden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Ronald Bachmann und seinem Autorenteam bestehend aus Inga Heinze, Dr. Lukas Hörnig und Roman Klauser." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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El Khawli, Elissa, Mark Visser & Mustafa Firat (2025): Trajectories of job resources and the timing of retirement. In: Work, Aging and Retirement, Jg. 11, H. 2, S. 149-161. DOI:10.1093/workar/waae004

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"Job resources benefit and motivate workers and, therefore, facilitate longer working lives. Yet, little is known about how job resources develop over time and how, in turn, trajectories of job resources are associated with retirement timing. Accordingly, this study examines job resource trajectories of older workers and to what extent these trajectories are related to when people retire. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), growth mixture models are conducted to examine the trajectory of three job resources, namely autonomy, skill development opportunities and recognition, from age 50 until workers retired or dropped out of the survey. Four trajectories of job resources are found: stable high resources, stable low skill development opportunities, stable low recognition and stable low resources. The results of the subsequent event history analysis of retirement timing show that older workers with trajectories of job resources characterized by stable low recognition and stable low resources are at higher risk of earlier retirement compared to those with other trajectories. The findings shed light on the importance of job resource trajectories for promoting longer working lives." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Grabe, Leonhard & Dirk Sliwka (2025): Managing Skills in Organizations - Evidence from a Field Experiment. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17727), Bonn, 59 S.

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"We study the value of skill management in organizations. In a natural field experiment with 2,582 service technicians, we vary managers' ability to monitor and manage employee skills. We find that removing managers' access to hard information on employee skills reduced training intensity, work performance, and job satisfaction. Combining detailed personnel records and survey data, we show that the intervention lowered employee efforts to identify training needs and managerial attention to employee development. In particular, high-skill employees received less training to broaden their skill set and, in turn, performance losses are driven by higher completion times for complex work assignments." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Grunau, Philipp, Patrick Kampkötter & Kevin Ruf (2025): Performance Management in deutschen Betrieben: Leistungsorientierung lohnt sich - aber nur mit kollektiven Zielen. (IAB-Kurzbericht 11/2025), Nürnberg, 8 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2511

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"Unternehmen sind mit ständigem Wandel und wachsendem Wettbewerbsdruck konfrontiert, was auch das Personalmanagement betrifft. Außerdem verändert sich der Arbeitsalltag für viele Beschäftigte, sodass die Instrumente des Performance Managements, insbesondere die traditionellen Leistungsbeurteilungs- und Vergütungspraktiken, zunehmend auf dem Prüfstand stehen. Entscheidend für Betriebe und Beschäftigte ist dabei unter anderem, ob und inwieweit diese Praktiken die wahrgenommene Arbeitsqualität beeinflussen. Die Autoren untersuchen in diesem Bericht Trends und Entwicklungen für die Jahre 2012 bis 2023 auf Basis des Linked Personnel Panels (LPP)." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Joutard, Xavier, Francesca Petrella & Nadine Richez‐Battesti (2025): Work organization in social enterprises: A source of job satisfaction? In: Kyklos, Jg. 78, H. 1, S. 111-148. DOI:10.1111/kykl.12411

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"Many studies suggest that employees of social enterprises experience greater job satisfaction than employees of for-profit organizations, although their pay and employment contracts are usually less favorable. Based on linked employer–employee data from a French survey on employment characteristics and industrial relations and using a decomposition method developed by Gelbach (2016), this paper aims to explain this somewhat paradoxical result. Focusing on work organization variables, we show that the specific work organization of social enterprises explains a large part of the observed job satisfaction differential both in general and more specifically, in terms of satisfaction with access to training and working conditions. By detailing the components of work organization, the higher job satisfaction reported by employees in social enterprises stems from their greater autonomy and better access to information. In contrast to earlier studies, however, our results show that these work organization variables do not have more value for social enterprise employees than for for-profit organization employees in the case of overall job satisfaction. This result casts doubt on the widespread hypothesis that social enterprise employees attach more weight to the nonmonetary advantages of their work than their counterparts in for-profit organizations." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Knispel, Jens, Veneta Slavchova, Julia Brenner & Viktoria Arling (2025): Die Relevanz der beruflichen Resilienz für die mentale Gesundheit und Arbeitszufriedenheit von Beschäftigten. In: Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin, Umweltmedizin, Jg. 2025, H. 2, S. 98-107. DOI:10.17147/asu-1-417844

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"Zielstellung: Schätzungsweise 15% aller Fehltage von Beschäftigten aller Altersgruppen sind auf psychische Erkrankungen zurückzuführen. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, die Relevanz verschiedener Facetten der beruflichen Resilienz als mögliche Schutzfaktoren für die langfristige Aufrechterhaltung der mentalen Gesundheit von Beschäftigten und dem Erleben ihrer beruflichen Situation zu untersuchen. Zu den Facetten der beruflichen Resilienz zählen Optimismus, Akzeptanz, Lösungsorientierung, Selbstfürsorge, Netzwerkorientierung, Verantwortungsübernahme und Zukunftsplanung. Methode: Zur Untersuchung der Forschungsfrage wurden im Rahmen einer Online-Studie 235 Beschäftigte mit einem Stellenumfang von mindestens 20 Stunden pro Woche mittels Fragebögen bezüglich ihrer beruflichen Resilienz (RB-7-30) und ihrer emotionalen Irritation, Depressivität und Arbeitszufriedenheit befragt. Ergebnisse: Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass berufliche Resilienz mit emotionaler Irritation, Depressivität und Arbeitszufriedenheit assoziiert ist. Multiple Regressionsanalysen geben Hinweis darauf, dass die jeweiligen Resilienzfacetten einen differenzierten Zusammenhang mit der mentalen Gesundheit von Beschäftigten und dem Erleben ihrer beruflichen Situation aufweisen. Schlussfolgerungen: Berufliche Resilienz stellt einen potenziellen Schutzfaktor zum Erhalt der mentalen Gesundheit dar. Es erscheint lohnenswert, weitere Untersuchungen zur Wirksamkeit beruflicher Resilienz durchzuführen, um anschließend gezielte Trainingsmaßnahmen für Beschäftigte (Führungskräfte und Mitarbeitende) abzuleiten und so einen nachhaltigen Beitrag zur langfristigen Stabilisierung des psychischen Wohlbefindens und der Arbeitszufriedenheit zu leisten" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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López-Cabarcos, M. Ángeles, Analía López-Carballeira & Carlos Ferro-Soto (2025): The effects of new ways of working (NWW) on employees’ well-being and happiness. A theoretical overview. In: ESIC market, Jg. 56, H. 1. DOI:10.7200/esicm.56.341

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"Purpose: New ways of working (NWW) is an emerging trend in contemporary organisations, driven by the need to be flexible and adapt quickly to changes. Thus, NWW provides employees with greater control over their working time, also increasing their autonomy with the support of ICTs. However, the adoption of flexible work arrangements can be a source of a wide range of concerns, which can influence employees’ well-being and happiness at work. This research aims to develop an overall framework to guide future research on new flexible work models. Methodology: This theoretical overview proposes to analyze the influence of e-demands (technostress, e-work-life balance, etc.) resulting from NWW adoption on employees’ e-well-being (e-psychological well-being, e-emotional exhaustion, etc.) and e-happiness. To mitigate the potential negative effects of NWW practices, both organizations and employees should identify personal e-resources (e-psychological capital, e-work self-efficacy, e-psychological empowerment) and job e-resources (e-engaging leadership, e-work effectiveness) that can serve as effective moderators to promote employees’ well-being. Results: The proposed model attempts to provide an overview based on available knowledge about the relationships between e-demands, employees’ e-well-being and personal and job resources in e-work contexts. Practical implications: This research aims to shed light on the need for effective strategies to adapt the NWW to work environments characterised by higher levels of flexibility and the intensive use of ICTs, with the aim of guaranteeing employees’ well-being, health and happiness, and achieving better results." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Prati, Gabriele (2025): Is Job Satisfaction Related to Subjective Well-being? Causal Inference from Longitudinal Data. In: Applied Research in Quality of Life, Jg. 20, H. 1, S. 133-160. DOI:10.1007/s11482-024-10400-2

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"Previous research has demonstrated a relationship between job satisfaction and subjective well-being, particularly life satisfaction, which aligns with the spillover theory. Moreover, according to the core self-evaluations theory, core self-evaluations are hypothesized to explain the relationship between job and subjective well-being and to have a causal role in job satisfaction and subjective well-being. The aim of the current study was (1) to test these predictions of self-evaluations theory and (2) to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and subjective well-being. Data from two national, representative longitudinal studies (i.e., the GESIS Panel study and the Swiss Household Panel study) were used. The participants consisted of approximately 20,000 individuals from Switzerland (Swiss Household Panel study) and 5,000 individuals from Germany (GESIS Panel study). A separate series of random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed that job satisfaction and subjective well-being (except for happiness) were not reciprocally related across all study waves. Moreover, the relationship between job satisfaction and subjective well-being appears to reflect a trait-like property. Finally, core self-evaluations did not account for any part of the relationship between job and subjective well-being, and there was limited evidence that core self-evaluations can predict later subjective well-being. These results provide mixed support for both spillover and segmentation theories, as well as for some predictions of self-evaluations theory." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Riester, Johanna & Johannes Keller (2025): Considering the Dark Side of Work: Bullshit Job Perceptions, Deviant Work Behavior, and the Moderating Role of Work Ethic. In: Journal of Business Ethics, Jg. 198, H. 3, S. 675-693. DOI:10.1007/s10551-024-05821-w

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"This contribution aims to expand the study of experiences at work by (a) analyzing a theoretical perspective concerning experiences at work which emphasizes both positive aspects as well as negative aspects, (b) exploring the relation of both negative (Bullshit job perceptions; BJP) and positive aspects (Meaningful Work perceptions; MWP) experienced at work to negative work-related behavior (Counterproductive Work Behavior [CWB] and Cyberloafing), (c) investigating the (moderating) role of work ethic, and (d) examining the robustness of these relations when considering additional contextual factors (organizational work values and tightness–looseness reflecting social norms). Three studies were conducted, including two samples of German employees (N = 247 and N = 240), and another one of employees in the USA (N = 253). Our findings reveal that negative experiences at work (BJP) are the main predictor of problematic workplace behavior (CWB and Cyberloafing). Furthermore, their relation was contingent on individuals’ endorsement of work ethic. BJP and CWB (or Cyberloafing) were more closely associated for individuals strongly endorsing work ethic. In contrast, the relation of positive experiences (MWP) to problematic behavior at work was not significantly qualified by work ethic. The observed relations were robust when additional contextual factors were controlled for. The results emphasize the importance and complexity of work experiences including and differentiating positive and negative aspects. They also highlight the significance of work ethic and related beliefs of employees in shaping problematic behavior in work settings." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Rudolph, Cort W., Jack C. Friedrich, Ryszard J. Koziel & Hannes Zacher (2025): Character Strengths Use at Work: a Meta-Analysis of Relations with Work Performance and Employee Wellbeing. In: Applied Research in Quality of Life, S. 1-36. DOI:10.1007/s11482-025-10424-2

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"Character strengths, individual differences in positive, morally valued human characteristics, are a core concept in positive psychology and positive organizational behavior. The application of character strengths through “strengths use” at work is associated with a variety of positive outcomes, including higher levels of work performance and employee wellbeing. To address fragmentation in this literature, we conducted a meta-analysis of relations between strengths use and these outcomes. Consistent with pre-registered hypotheses, we find positive associations between strengths use and work performance (ρ = .421) and worker wellbeing (ρ = .621). However, contrary to the premise of “strengths overuse,” we did not find evidence for non-linearity in these associations. We also explore demographic and methodological moderators of these relations and present an accounting of additional relations between strengths use at work and a broader network of more specific performance- and wellbeing-related constructs, associated strengths-use constructs, job characteristics, dispositional and attitudinal constructs, and demographic characteristics." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Wiese, Christopher W., Christian Dormann, Hoda Vaziri, Louis Tay, Bart Wille, Job Chen, Lauren H. Moran & Yuhua Li (2025): Happy Work, Happy Life? A Replication and Comparison of the Longitudinal Effects Between Job and Life Satisfaction Using Continuous Time Meta‐Analysis. In: Journal of organizational behavior, Jg. 46, H. 4, S. 487-511. DOI:10.1002/job.2861

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"Capturing the evolving journey of workers' well-being, our research unveils how the intertwined paths of job and life satisfaction shift and shape each other over time. We contribute to the field's understanding of the dynamic interplay between job and life satisfaction by exploring the time-bound nature of satisfaction, teasing apart the between- and within-person effects, and uncovering the relative strengths of these effects. Our findings (k = 28; N = 161 412) suggest that (1) job and life satisfaction are related to one another over time, (2) life satisfaction has a stronger effect (+32%) on future job satisfaction than the converse, (3) these effects peak around 17.2 months (between-person effects), and (4) effects peak at shorter intervals of 8.2 months when accounting for unobserved heterogeneity (within-person effects). In the latter case, the differences between the two effects were still significant, but the dominance of life satisfaction shrank from 32% to 8%. This investigation not only bridges critical gaps but also sets a new precedent for future research on the temporal dynamics of well-being, promising to transform theoretical perspectives and practical approaches alike." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ambiel, Benjamin Samuel, Ingmar Rapp & Jonathan Simon Gruhler (2024): Evening Work and Its Relationship with Couple Time. In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Jg. 45, H. 3, S. 621-635. DOI:10.1007/s10834-023-09934-8

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"This article examines the relationship between couple time and nonstandard working time, in particular evening work, using household-based time use data from Germany. We analyzed three measures of couple time: total time couples spend together, engaged leisure time and other couple time. Engaged leisure includes joint leisure activities and a mutual acknowledgement of the partner's presence, while other couple time includes the performance of different activities or joint unpaid work. The results of multiple OLS-regressions on data from 1957 couples across 5871 diary days strongly suggest that evening work reduces not only total couple time but also specifically engaged leisure time. In contrast, other couple time is less affected by time spent in paid evening work. As engaged leisure time is strongly related to relationship stability and satisfaction, it can be assumed that evening work has negative effects on intimate relationships." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Bachtal, Yassien Nico (2024): The efficiency scope of work from home: A multidimensional approach and the significance of real estate. (Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 144916), Darmstadt: Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), 176 S.

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"Die Arbeitswelten und insbesondere die physische Organisation der Arbeit befinden sich in einem tiefgreifenden Transformationsprozess. Ursächlich für diesen Transformationsprozess sind technologische Innovationen, organisatorische Veränderungen und die zunehmende Pluralisierung der Anforderungen von Arbeitnehmenden. Auch wenn dieser Transformationsprozess der physischen Organisation der Arbeit schon vor einigen Jahren eingesetzt hat, hat die COVID-19 Pandemie die Transformationsgeschwindigkeit signifikant erhöht. Work from Home, als eine Maßnahme zur Eindämmung der COVID-19 Pandemie, ermöglichte es Büroarbeitenden weltweit Erfahrungen mit der Arbeit zu Hause zu sammeln. Work from Home beschreibt dabei das regelmäßige Arbeiten von zu Hause, das durch die Nutzung von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ermöglicht wird. Arbeitnehmende haben dadurch den direkten Vergleich zwischen dem Arbeiten im Büro und dem Work from Home und wägen ihren Arbeitsort in Abhängigkeit der Arbeitstätigkeiten zielgerichteter ab. Die flächendeckende Einführung von Work from Home beeinflusst das Leben und Arbeiten auf mehreren Ebenen. Auf individueller Ebene stellt sich die Frage, welche Arbeitnehmenden grundsätzlich für das Work from Home geeignet sind. Auf der Ebene der Arbeitsumwelt fehlt es an Erkenntnissen, inwiefern Work from Home einen Einfluss auf die digitale Ausstattung von Wohnimmobilien hat. Weiterhin bleibt offen, wie sich das Zusammenspiel aus den Arbeitnehmenden (person) und der Arbeitsumwelt (environment) im Work from Home auf den individuellen Arbeitserfolg (fit) auswirkt. Diesen Forschungsfragen geht die vorliegende Dissertation mithilfe von insgesamt fünf Forschungsartikeln nach. Der erste Artikel ordnet Work from Home in eine hybride Arbeitswelt ein und nutzt dazu einen internationalen Vergleich zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland. Hybrides Arbeiten definiert sich über die Verteilung der Arbeitszeit auf das Büro, das Work from Home und dritte Arbeitsorte und beschreibt eine Kombination dieser Arbeitsorte. Der Artikel zeigt, dass WFH in einer hybriden Arbeitswelt für viele Arbeitnehmende einen hohen Stellenwert einnimmt. Während die Arbeitszeit im Büro mit rund einem Drittel in beiden Ländern nahezu identisch ist, zeigt sich, dass vor allem dritte Arbeitsorte (z. B. Coworking Spaces) für Arbeitnehmende in den Vereinigten Staaten einen höheren Stellenwert als in Deutschland einnehmen. Der Artikel zeigt, dass diese Divergenz vor allem kulturell begründet ist. In der Summe zeigt dieser Artikel, dass Arbeitnehmende dem WFH in einer hybriden Arbeitswelt international einen hohen Stellenwert einräumen. Der zweite Artikel greift den hohen Stellenwert des Work from Home in einer hybriden Arbeitswelt auf und untersucht in einer Vorstudie, welche Aspekte erfolgreiches Arbeiten zu Hause ermöglichen. Die Ergebnisse des Artikels zeigen, dass korrelative Zusammenhänge zwischen räumlichen, personenbezogenen und arbeitsbezogenen Merkmalen auf der einen Seite und der Zufriedenheit und Produktivität auf der anderen Seite existieren. Konsequenterweise ist erfolgreiches Arbeiten zu Hause nur durch positive Voraussetzungen aller drei Dimensionen möglich. Dieser Artikel gibt einen ersten Hinweis darauf, dass tatsächlich nur rund 25 % der Arbeitnehmenden, die die Möglichkeit haben von zu Hause zu arbeiten, dort auch erfolgreich sind. Im dritten Forschungsartikel werden die Ergebnisse aus der zweiten Studie aufgegriffen. So ist das Ziel, diese 25 % der erfolgreich von zu Hause arbeitenden Arbeitnehmenden, näher zu betrachten. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen, dass insbesondere berufserfahrenere Arbeitnehmende, die in gut ausgestatteten Wohnimmobilien leben und eine hohe Arbeitsautonomie haben im Work from Home erfolgreich arbeiten können. Weniger erfolgreich im Work from Home sind vor allem Berufseinsteiger, die häufig in Immobilien wohnen, die nicht für das Work from Home geeignet sind. Der vierte Artikel widmet sich konkret der Frage, welchen Einfluss die immobilienwirtschaftlichen Merkmale auf die Zufriedenheit und die Produktivität im Work from Home haben. Des Weiteren wird die relative Bedeutung der immobilienwirtschaftlichen Merkmale im Verhältnis zu arbeitsbezogenen und sozial-psychologischen Merkmalen gesetzt. Es zeigt sich, dass die immobilienwirtschaftlichen Merkmale im Work from Home einen hohen Einfluss auf die Zufriedenheit und die Produktivität haben. Im Vergleich zu arbeitsbezogenen und sozial-psychologischen Merkmalen haben die immobilienwirtschaftlichen Merkmale sogar die größte Bedeutung. Der fünfte Forschungsartikel untersucht, welche Aspekte die Kaufabsicht von Smart Homes beeinflussen und welche Rolle die gestiegene Technikaffinität, ausgelöst durch die COVID-19 Pandemie und insbesondere durch Work from Home, einnimmt. Die Kaufabsicht von Smart Homes wird vor allem durch das soziale Umfeld begünstigt. Die Ergebnisse machen aber auch deutlich, dass die gestiegene Technikaffinität die Einstellung gegenüber solchen Wohnimmobilien verbessert, was wiederum zu einer höheren Kaufabsicht führt. Mit diesen Erkenntnissen erweitert die vorliegende Dissertation die Forschung rund um das Thema Work from Home. Work from Home bietet sowohl für die Unternehmen als auch für die Gesellschaft Potentiale. Gleichzeitig zeigt die Dissertation auch Risiken, die mit dem Arbeiten von zu Hause verbunden sind. Nur durch die individuelle Betrachtung der Workforce einer Organisation und durch die Kombination des Büros, Work from Home und dritte Arbeitsorte lassen sich diese Potentiale realisieren. Die Dissertation bietet eine theoretisch-konzeptionelle Einordnung in den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und liefert mit den Ergebnissen Implikationen für die Praxis, um den Herausforderungen im Transformationsprozess der physischen Organisation der Arbeit gerecht zu werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Bauknecht, Jürgen & Andreas Baldschun (2024): Eine der zufriedensten Berufsgruppen: Entwicklung, Ausmaß und Determinanten der Arbeitszufriedenheit von Sozialarbeiterinnen und Sozialarbeitern. In: Soziale Passagen, Jg. 16, H. 1, S. 123-143. DOI:10.1007/s12592-024-00493-9

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"Die Studienlage zur Arbeitszufriedenheit von Sozialarbeiterinnen und Sozialarbeitern in Deutschland ist, v. a. bezüglich längsschnittlicher und untergruppenspezifischer (z. B. Altersgruppen) Betrachtungen, nicht zufriedenstellend. Diese Arbeitszufriedenheit wird im Beitrag längsschnittlich, im Vergleich mit anderen Berufsgruppen und innerhalb der Berufsgruppe im Alters- und Geschlechtsvergleich untersucht. Es zeigt sich, dass auch durch einen deutlichen Anstieg in den letzten Jahren die Sozialarbeiterinnen und Sozialarbeiter zu den Berufsgruppen mit der höchsten Arbeitszufriedenheit gehören (Platz 8 in den 66 größten Berufen), wobei diese hohe Zufriedenheit weniger bei der jüngsten Gruppe (bis 34 Jahre) zu finden ist. Aufgezeigt werden – auch längsschnittlich und gruppenvergleichend – zunächst deskriptiv mögliche Determinanten der Arbeitszufriedenheit. Die Zufriedenheit mit dem Einkommen ist nur leicht unterhalb jener anderer Berufsgruppen. Die Zufriedenheit mit den Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten hingegen ist leicht oberhalb der anderen Berufe. Sehr stark im Vergleich mit anderen Berufsgruppen ist das Gefühl ausgeprägt, dass die eigene Tätigkeit wichtig sei. Auch in der Zufriedenheit mit dem Betriebsklima sind die Werte vergleichsweise hoch. Als weitere mögliche Determinanten der Arbeitszufriedenheit werden Belastungsfaktoren und Erschöpfungssymptome dargestellt. Die multivariate Analyse zeigt für drei Faktoren statistisch signifikante Einflüsse auf die Wahrscheinlichkeit, mit der Arbeit „sehr zufrieden“ zu sein. Die „harten Faktoren“ Zufriedenheit mit Einkommen und Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten sind vergleichsweise schwach mit einer hohen Arbeitszufriedenheit verbunden. Wesentlich bedeutsamer scheint hierfür die Zufriedenheit mit dem Betriebsklima zu sein. Belastung und Erschöpfung wirkt erwartungsgemäß negativ. Das Ergebnis legt nahe, dass organisationale Maßnahmen auch bei gegebenen äußeren Umständen einen deutlichen Einfluss auf die Arbeitszufriedenheit von Sozialarbeitern und Sozialarbeitern haben können." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku, ©Springer-Verlag)

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Buchinger, Laura, Theresa Entringer & Daniel Graeber (2024): DIW Berlin: Zufriedenheit mit Einkommen, Arbeit und Gesundheit unterscheidet sich nach Haushaltseinkommen, Alter und Elternschaft. In: DIW-Wochenbericht, Jg. 91, H. 34, S. 523-532. DOI:10.18723/diw_wb:2024-34-1

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Campolo, Maria Gabriella & Antonino Di Pino Incognito (2024): How perceived well-being determinants differ for immigrants and natives in Italy. In: Quality & quantity, Jg. 58, H. 3, S. 2499-2522. DOI:10.1007/s11135-023-01765-x

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"Analysts have identified pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, as well as the role of individual skills, as relevant predictors of perceived well-being of immigrants, but with different and conflicting conclusions. In this study, related to the Italian case, we evaluate the gap in the well-being of immigrants compared to natives in terms of psychological distress and economic conditions. Using the Italian data from the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions, we estimated well-being functions in different domains by assuming that the emotional condition of the subjects influences their perceived well-being in both cognitive and community domains. We found that considering different well-being domains helps to better assess the nature of the gap between immigrants and natives." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Ehmann, Stefanie, Patrick Kampkötter, Julian Wenzel & Stefanie Wolter (2024): In the Hand of the Family: Management Practices and Perceived Job Quality. (SSRN papers), Rochester, NY, 39 S. DOI:10.2139/ssrn.5060329

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"This paper explores the use and implications of management practices in family firms compared to firms with dispersed ownership. Our longitudinal and representative employer-employee data set contains detailed information on the implementation of management practices at the firm level, as well as on the type of management in family firms. The analyses show that family firms are not inherently less likely to implement management practices as compared to firms with dispersed ownership, as the differences are driven by the type of management rather than ownership. We find that family-managed family firms are less likely to have implemented structured management practices, whereas externally-managed family firms are not as different from firms with dispersed ownership. Yet, we show that perceived job quality in family firms such as job satisfaction, procedural fairness and leadership quality, does not suffer from the lack of formal practices, suggesting that informal practices play an important role in family firms. For externally-managed family firms, we even find tentative evidence for comparatively higher levels of perceived job quality." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Eleveld, Anja (2024): Can mandatory work in activation programs be meaningful work? In: Critical Social Policy, Jg. 44, H. 3, S. 489-508. DOI:10.1177/02610183231218966

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"Quantitative well-being studies have shown that welfare recipients performing work activities in activation programs report relatively high levels of well-being. This article asks how these findings can be explained, given welfare recipients’ constrained autonomy. To answer this question a qualitative study was conducted in the Netherlands to explore the interaction between welfare recipients’ constrained autonomy and how they experience work in MandatoryWork Programs. This article uses concepts from critical theoretical approaches to meaningful work and autonomy to analyze the data. The findings show how the restrained autonomy of program impacted the participants’ work experiences in various, sometimes contradictory ways. It is concluded, among other things, that quantitative well-being research does not seem to fully capture people's experiences as having the status of a welfare recipient and, related to that, what it means for them when their autonomy is constrained in one or more dimensions. It is also recommended that future quantitative well-being studies clearly distinguish between types of activation programs, particularly regarding their mandatory nature, their goals and their target groups." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ferent-Pipas, Marina & Dorina Lazar (2024): Flexicurity and self-perceived work–life balance in the EU27: A repeated cross-sectional multilevel analysis. In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, Jg. 45, H. 4, S. 1184-1212. DOI:10.1177/0143831X231213024

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"This study examines the relationship between flexicurity policies and work–life balance, addressing the research question ‘How do higher flexicurity efforts in a country relate to employee perceptions of work–life balance?’ The European Commission adopted flexicurity in 2007 and proposed employment quality as an expected outcome. Work–life balance, a dimension monitored as part of employment quality, has so far been assumed as an implicit outcome of flexicurity, but no empirical research is dedicated to the topic per se. In this article the authors construct a composite indicator to proxy for national flexicurity efforts following the European Commission’s guidelines. For work–life balance and other individual characteristics, the authors employ data on about 74,000 EU27 employees from the three latest waves of the European Working Conditions Survey. First, findings show that the between-country differences in work–life balance were narrower in 2015 compared to 2005. Second, the multilevel analysis suggests that the higher a country scores as regards its flexicurity policies, the likelier its citizens are to report having a work–life balance." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Fleischer, Julia & Camilla Wanckel (2024): Job Satisfaction and the Digital Transformation of the Public Sector: The Mediating Role of Job Autonomy. In: Review of Public Personnel Administration, Jg. 44, H. 3, S. 431-452. DOI:10.1177/0734371X221148403

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"Worldwide, governments have introduced novel information and communication technologies (ICTs) for policy formulation and service delivery, radically changing the working environment of government employees. Following the debate on work stress and particularly on technostress, we argue that the use of ICTs triggers “digital overload” that decreases government employees’ job satisfaction via inhibiting their job autonomy. Contrary to prior research, we consider job autonomy as a consequence rather than a determinant of digital overload, because ICT-use accelerates work routines and interruptions and eventually diminishes employees’ freedom to decide how to work. Based on novel survey data from government employees in Germany, Italy, and Norway, our structural equation modeling (SEM) confirms a significant negative effect of digital overload on job autonomy. More importantly, job autonomy partially mediates the negative relationship between digital overload and job satisfaction, pointing to the importance of studying the micro-foundations of ICT-use in the public sector." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Frederiksen, Anders, Daniel Baltzer Schjødt Hansen & Colleen Flaherty Manchester (2024): Group-Based Incentives and Individual Performance: A Study of the Effort Response. In: ILR review, Jg. 77, H. 2, S. 273-293. DOI:10.1177/00197939231220033

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"Group-based incentives are attractive in contexts where production is interdependent. Prior work shows such incentives increase group performance despite freeriding concerns, yet little is known about the effort response of individuals. Using individual-level data, the authors assess the introduction of group-based performance pay using difference-in-difference estimation. Overall, performance increased by 19%. Nearly all workers contributed to this effect. Further, two-thirds of this effect stems from increased efficiency (more output per unit of time) and one-third from higher attendance. Both incentive and selection effects are present. By leveraging individual-level data, the authors pose new questions and evidence to the group-based incentives literature." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Giuliano, Romina, Benoît Mahy, François Rycx & Guillaume Vermeylen (2024): Overeducation, Overskilling and Job Satisfaction in Europe: The Moderating Role of Employment Contracts. (GLO discussion paper / Global Labor Organization 1419), Essen, 34 S.

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"This paper is the first to examine whether and how overeducation and overskilling, considered separately and in interaction, influence workers' job satisfaction at European level. It also investigates the moderating role of employment contracts. Our results, based on a unique pan-European database covering 28 countries in 2014, show that overeducation and overskilling reduce the probability of workers being satisfied with their jobs, but also that the drop in job satisfaction is almost double for genuinely overeducated workers (i.e. workers that are both overeducated and overskilled). These adverse effects on job satisfaction are found to be more pronounced among mismatched workers (whether overeducated, overskilled or both) on fixed-term rather than indefinite contracts." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Green, Francis & Sangwoo Lee (2024): ‘Bad Jobs’ in Europe: Derivation and Analysis of a Wellbeing-Related Job Quality Threshold. In: Applied Research in Quality of Life, Jg. 19, H. 6, S. 3305-3334. DOI:10.1007/s11482-024-10384-z

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"A method is proposed for defining the threshold of a ‘bad job’, based on a discontinuity in the relationship between a composite index of job quality and subjective wellbeing. Applied to European data, there is a monotonic relationship between the job quality index and psychological wellbeing. However, there is a distinctly large increase in psychological wellbeing, and in several measures of work-related wellbeing, between workers in the lowest decile and those in the second lowest decile of job quality. We therefore propose that ‘bad jobs’ should be designated as those in lowest decile. Using this threshold gives a ‘bad jobs’/ ‘other jobs’ dichotomy that discriminates on wellbeing far better than definitions based only on low earnings and job insecurity. Using multi-level probit analysis, we find that bad jobs are more common in poorer countries and in countries with weaker labour regulation. Three findings differentiate the distributional pattern of bad jobs from that of low-earnings jobs: first, the prevalence of bad jobs is greater in large establishments; second, there is no gender gap in the prevalence of bad jobs; third, working in the private sector raises the chance of being in a bad job but not of being in a low earnings job." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Grund, Christian, Dirk Sliwka & Krystina Titz (2024): Works councils as gatekeepers: Codetermination, management practices, and job satisfaction. In: Labour Economics, Jg. 90. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102563

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"This paper analyzes the role of works councils as gatekeepers safeguarding employee's interests in the adoption of management practices to monitor employee performance and provide feedback. We first introduce a formal model predicting that (i) the introduction of such management practices leads to a stronger increase (or weaker decrease) in job satisfaction when a works council is in place, (ii) that this effect should be larger the lower the prior level of employee participation and (iii) that works councils increase the likelihood of the implementation of these practices at the level of individual employees. We provide evidence in line with these hypotheses, using linked-employer-employee panel data from Germany. We indeed find that the adoption of formal performance appraisals and feedback interviews is associated with a significantly larger increase in job satisfaction when there is a works council. This pattern is driven by establishments without collective bargaining agreements. The evidence also suggests that works councils indeed facilitate the implementation of such management practices, as codetermined firms have a higher likelihood that a practice implemented on the firm level is actually applied by middle management." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))

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Henning, Georg, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Andreas Stenling & Martin Hyde (2024): Job satisfaction declines before retirement in Germany. In: European Journal of Ageing, Jg. 21, H. 1. DOI:10.1007/s10433-024-00830-0

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"Job satisfaction has been found to increase with age. However, we still have a very limited understanding of how job satisfaction changes as people approach retirement. This is important as the years before retirement present specific challenges for older workers. We employed a time-to-retirement approach to investigate (i) mean levels of change in job satisfaction in the decade before retirement, and (ii) social inequalities and interindividual differences in change in pre-retirement job satisfaction. Data were drawn from the German Socioeconomic Panel Study (n = 2595). Latent growth curve modeling revealed that job satisfaction declined slightly as people approached retirement, with steeper declines in the very last years before retirement. However, the mean-level decline was very small. Education, age, health, region, marital status, and historical time, but not gender or caregiving mattered for level and change in job satisfaction before retirement. The findings demonstrate the importance of taking a time-to-retirement approach when examining experiences of older workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hildenbrand, Kristin, Pascale Daher, Anna Topakas & Xiaoyu Gan (2024): Multidimensional work-nonwork balance: are balanced employees productive at work and satisfied with life? In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Jg. 35, H. 6, S. 1048-1087. DOI:10.1080/09585192.2023.2258335

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"Given ever increasing work and nonwork demands, achieving work-nonwork (WNW) balance is an important priority for many employees. Scholars have only recently settled on a definition of WNW balance as multidimensional and, as such, our understanding of its antecedents and outcomes is limited. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, we explore how organizations can support employees to achieve WNW balance and whether ‘balanced’ employees are more productive at work and satisfied with life. In detail, we hypothesize that the positive effect of supervisor WNW support (FSS) on employees’ life satisfaction and job performance is mediated by multidimensional WNW balance. We find, across two studies with two waves each, that only the dimension of WNW balance effectiveness and not the dimension of WNW balance satisfaction mediated the relationships between FSS, life satisfaction (Study 1 and 2) and self-rated job performance (Study 1). The relationship between FSS and supervisor-rated job performance (Study 2) was not mediated by either WNW balance dimension. As such, organizations can facilitate WNW balance through FSS, while ‘balanced’ employees seem indeed happier with their life and consider themselves to be better performing at work. We discuss the unexpected finding regarding the superior role of WNW balance effectiveness over WNW balance satisfaction for our outcomes in relation to the conceptualization of WNW balance as multidimensional and delineate important theoretical and practical implications." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hoendervanger, Jan Gerard & V. Croce (2024): The role of individual differences in flexible ways of working. Creating person-environment fit as an individual team, and organisation. (EUR / European Commission), Luxemburg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 44 S. DOI:10.2760/835919

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"Due to a combination of results-oriented management styles, HR policies, innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT), corporate real estate (CRE), and facilities management (FM), advanced ICT skills, and raised awareness of personal needs and preferences, knowledge workers are increasingly eager to, able to, and allowed to work flexibly with regard to time, place and tools. Time-spatial job crafting is central to creating Person-Environment fit in this context, implying that personal needs and abilities – which typically differ across workers – should be aligned to the flexible work environment by developing divergent personal work styles. Relevant individual differences concern job characteristics, personal skills and capabilities, psychological characteristics, demographics, and home situation. Understanding differing individual needs and abilities – on an individual, team and organisational level, is fundamental to creating Person-Environment fit in practice. Furthermore, team agreements and integrated workplace management are central to creating a supportive flexible work environment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hohendanner, Christian, Jasmin Rocha & Joß Steinke (2024): Vor dem Kollaps!? Beschäftigung im sozialen Sektor. Empirische Vermessung und Handlungsansätze. Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 111 S. DOI:10.1515/9783110748024

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"Diese Studie bietet eine empirisch fundierte Gesamtschau auf die Beschäftigung in einem der personalintensivsten und am stärksten vom Fachkräftemangel betroffenen Arbeitsfelder in Deutschland: dem sozialen Sektor. Wer das Buch liest, gewinnt ein tieferes Verständnis über Zusammenhänge und die Notwendigkeit, offen über Beschäftigung im sozialen Sektor zu debattieren. Anhand aktueller Daten zeigen die Autor:innen, dass der soziale Sektor im Wettbewerb um Arbeitskräfte schlecht dasteht. Zunehmend fehlen Arbeitskräfte und grundlegende, bislang als selbstverständlich betrachtete Leistungen der sozialen Daseinsvorsorge können immer häufiger nicht mehr erbracht werden. Die Autor:innen zeigen Wege auf, wie soziale Berufe wieder attraktiver und der Kollaps des sozialen Sektors (vielleicht) verhindert werden kann." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku, © De Gruyter Oldenbourg)

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Junça-Silva, Ana & António Caetano (2024): How good is teleworking? Development and validation of the tele attitude scale. In: Quality & quantity, Jg. 58, H. 5, S. 4941-4958. DOI:10.1007/s11135-024-01887-w

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"The objective of this study was to develop and validate a measure called the Tele Attitude Scale (TAS). This measure aims to evaluate relevant aspects of the teleworking experience related to its perceived effects regarding, for instance: job characteristics, perceived productivity, quality of work-related interactions, work-non-work balance, and well-being. Four studies were conducted between 2021 and 2022. First, a qualitative study was conducted to develop the scale (N = 80). Afterward, a second study to explore the scale’s factorial structure (N = 602) was developed. A third study served to analyze its internal validity and reliability (N = 232). A fourth study analyzed the criterion validity of the scale by exploring its correlations with measures of health, affect, and performance (N = 837 teleworkers). The findings revealed that the 10-item scale accounted for a unique factor and that it was a reliable measure. Moreover, the results also showed that the scale was significantly related to measures of health, affect, and performance, thus supporting its convergent and criterion validity. This research advances the knowledge about telework by proposing a user-friendly scale to measure teleworking, specifically how workers perceive their experience of it and how it may impact them at several levels. Thus, the TAS can not only fill a gap in the research but also help organizations evaluate and support teleworkers’ needs and subsequent satisfaction while teleworking." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Ketzmerick, Thomas & Christian Hosang (2024): Qualität der Arbeitsbedingungen von Beschäftigten in Sachsen 2023. Ergebnisse der Befragung zum DGB-Index Gute Arbeit in Sachsen. (Forschungsberichte aus dem zsh), Dresden, 43 S.

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"Im Jahr 2023 wurde im Auftrag des Freistaates Sachsen zum achten Mal eine Aufstockung der jährlichen Befragung für den DGB-Index Gute Arbeit realisiert, um einen detaillierteren Einblick in die Beschäftigungs- und Arbeitssituation im Land zu gewinnen. Die Befragung ermöglicht Aussagen zu den wahrgenommenen Arbeitsbedingungen aus Sicht der sächsischen Beschäftigten sowie den Vergleich mit den Ergebnissen für Deutschland. Auf dieser Grundlage können Fortschritte und Handlungsbedarfe im Sinne von guter Arbeit identifiziert werden. Der Gesamtindex Gute Arbeit setzt sich aus drei Teilindizes zusammen: Ressourcen (z.B. Einfluss- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten), Belastungen (z.B. durch körperliche und psychische Anforderungen) sowie Einkommen und Sicherheit (einschließlich der Bewertung des erwarteten Rentenniveaus). Die Teilindizes basieren auf insgesamt 42 Einzelmerkmalen der subjektiv eingeschätzten Arbeitsqualität. Die Arbeitsqualität in Sachsen hat sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich verbessert. Mit einer Unterbrechung in der Pandemie hat der Gesamtindex seit 2018 stetig zugelegt. Eine ähnliche Entwicklung ist in Ostdeutschland zu sehen. Nach einem leichten Rückgang des gesamtdeutschen Wertes liegt die Arbeitszufriedenheit in Sachsen und Ostdeutschland 2023 erstmals nahezu auf dem bundesweiten Niveau." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)

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Lawson, Cornelia & Cindy Lopes-Bento (2024): Miss or match? The impact of PhD training on job market satisfaction. In: Research Policy, Jg. 53, H. 3. DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2023.104945

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"Job satisfaction is vital to being productive and to contribute to society. This paper adds to our current understanding of the job market for academics by investigating job satisfaction of PhD holders leaving academia for the private or non-academic public sector (government, public administration) compared to those who remain in university or public research center positions. We investigate whether a PhD matters for satisfaction by comparing PhD holders and PhD dropouts who hold similar motivations and ‘taste’ for science. Empirically we rely on a unique survey of PhD grant applicants (funded and not) and show that about half of PhD graduates leave academia. In endogenous treatment effects models accounting for selection into sector, we find that despite a preference for the academic sector, PhDs do not experience lower job satisfaction when employed outside of academia and that overall satisfaction is highest in the non-academic public sector. We further find that PhD graduates are happier in their jobs than those that do not complete a PhD, a finding that is mediated by the job content (i.e. the relatedness of the employment to a research activity). These findings are of relevance to employers and policy makers, as they inform about job match of graduates and the value of pursuing a PhD across employment sectors." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))

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Love, Inessa, Boris Nikolaev & Chandra Dhakal (2024): The well-being of women entrepreneurs: the role of gender inequality and gender roles. In: Small business economics, Jg. 62, H. 1, S. 325-352. DOI:10.1007/s11187-023-00769-z

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"The current study presents new evidence on the well-being of women entrepreneurs using data from the World Values Survey for 80 countries. Results indicate that in low- and middle-income countries, female entrepreneurs have lower well-being than male entrepreneurs, while in high-income countries, they have higher well-being. Several macro and micro-level mechanisms– institutional context, gender roles, and individual characteristics–that potentially moderate this relationship are explored. The gender gap in well-being is larger in countries with higher gender inequality, lower level of financial development, and stricter adherence to sexist gender roles. Additionally, women entrepreneurs with lower education, more children, and risk-averse preferences are more likely to report lower well-being. The results suggest several policy mechanisms that can be used to enhance the well-being of women entrepreneurs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Müller, Martin (2024): Arbeitsmotivation erhöhen – aber wie? - Wirtschaftsdienst. In: Wirtschaftsdienst, Jg. 104, H. 5, S. 329-335.

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"Im Oktober 2022 hat die Bundesregierung ihre Fachkräftestrategie verabschiedet, die einen Wandel der Arbeitskultur einleiten soll. Die demografische Entwicklung wird ohne ausreichendes Gegensteuern zu einer deutlichen Zunahme des Fachkräftemangels und zu einem spürbaren Rückgang des Wachstums des BIP pro Kopf führen. Eine höhere Erwerbsbeteiligung der Bevölkerung bietet ein großes Potenzial, dem entgegenzuwirken. Um dies zu erreichen, müssen Arbeitszufriedenheit und Arbeitsmotivation der Arbeitnehmenden gefördert werden." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)

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Nappo, Nunzia & Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera (2024): Job satisfaction in Europe: a gender analysis. In: International Journal of Manpower, Jg. 45, H. 5, S. 865-884. DOI:10.1108/IJM-11-2022-0524

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"Purpose: The main aim of this study was to examine gender differences in job satisfaction in Europe. Design/methodology/Approach: For the empirical analysis, data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey were used. Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a principal component analysis (PCA) aggregated variable, after unconditional quantile regressions in a multiple imputation background, was implemented. Findings: Women report higher job satisfaction than men do. Women were significantly more satisfied than men for the middle levels of the job satisfaction distribution. Originality/value: This study expands the evidence on the determinants of job satisfaction in the European labor market by applying a recent form of decomposition that invests in unconditional quantile regression (UQR). To the best of this study knowledge, this is the first time that the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with a PCA aggregated variable after unconditional quantile regression has been employed to study gender-based differences in job satisfaction." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group) ((en))

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Nappo, Nunzia & Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera (2024): Welfare regimes and gender gaps in job satisfaction across Europe. Evidence from the European Working Survey. In: Applied Economics, S. 1-15. DOI:10.1080/00036846.2024.2364088

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"Often women report higher levels of job satisfaction than men, although their jobs are worse than men’s jobs. Evidence on this paradox, which is known as the ‘gender-job satisfaction paradox’, is still controversial. This paper focuses on gender differences in job satisfaction across groups of countries in the European Union. The following five groups of countries have been considered: 1) Nordic countries, 2) Anglo-Saxon countries, 3) Continental countries, 4) Southern European countries, and 5) Eastern European countries. For the empirical analysis, data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS6), collected in 2015 and released in 2017 (EWCS 2017), were employed. To examine the gender job satisfaction gap, a continuous and normally distributed dependent variable derived from a principal component analysis (PCA) of six questions in the survey was employed. An Oaxaca‒Blinder estimation was implemented after unconditional quantile regression (UQR) to capture gender gaps for different levels of job satisfaction. The results are in line with the main literature and show that the paradox is mostly disappearing. However, the paradox persists in the Anglo-Saxon and the Southern European countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Nelson, Jennifer L. & Tiffany D. Johnson (2024): How White Workers Navigate Racial Difference in the Workplace: Social-Emotional Processes and the Role of Workplace Racial Composition. In: Work and occupations, Jg. 51, H. 3, S. 362-407. DOI:10.1177/07308884231176833

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"Research on racialized emotions and racialized organizations has begun to inform how we understand social interactions in the workplace and their implications for racial inequality. However, most research to date focuses on the experiences and coping strategies of racial minority workers, especially when confronted with instances of racial prejudice and discrimination. We extend research on racialized emotions in the workplace by mapping the stages of belonging/unbelonging white workers go through when they encounter instances of racial discomfort or perceived prejudice in the workplace. This is an important contribution to the study of race and work because existing research suggests the deleterious effects for people of color when white people experience negative emotions such as threat, fear, and anxiety in interracial encounters. Drawing on interview data with 56 white teachers in a metropolitan area in the U.S. Southeast, we document a process of racialized belonging. This is a process whereby white workers experienced varying degrees of surprise, confusion, frustration, and fear resulting from interracial—and some intraracial—experiences with coworkers as well as students. We note how the process is informed by racialized imprinting prior to workplace entry and followed by racialized emotions and racialized coping. Racial composition of the workplace also played a role, though the process looked similar across contexts. We argue that by accounting for white workers’ prior life experiences as well as organizations’ involvement in accommodating their emotional expectations, the way white workers behave when race becomes salient to them can be better understood and addressed." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Osterman, Paul (2024): Reconsidering Occupational Internal Labor Markets: Incidence and Consequences. In: ILR review, Jg. 77, H. 3, S. 366-395. DOI:10.1177/00197939241242089

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"What are useful ways to characterize varying employment systems? This article returns to an older idea, Internal Labor Markets (ILMs). The traditional assumption characterized ILMs as the core of the labor market but current thinking argues that ILMs have frayed. Little direct measurement has been carried out, however, and both viewpoints have relied on proxies or case studies. The author utilizes a new survey of employed US workers to provide an estimate of the incidence of ILMs and finds that between 25 and 40% percent of adult workers are in ILMs. The article then elaborates theory regarding the practices of ILMs, a theory grounded in the idea of complementary bundles of human resource practices, and asks what are the correlates of being in an ILM. Findings show that although wages in ILMs are no higher than non-ILM wages, ILMs are positively associated with other aspects of job quality and attitudes across the board." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Reynolds, Jeremy, Julieta Aguilar & Reilly Kincaid (2024): More than a side-hustle: Satisfaction with conventional and microtask work and the association with life satisfaction. In: Social science research, Jg. 122. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103055

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"Gig platforms promise attractive, flexible ways to earn supplemental income. Academics, however, often describe gig work as low-quality work, suggesting that it is less satisfying than conventional work. In this paper, we present a novel comparison of satisfaction with gig microtask work and conventional work among MTurk workers doing both. We also examine how satisfaction with gig and conventional work relate to life satisfaction. On average, respondents report less satisfaction with microtasks than with conventional work. Nevertheless, roughly one-third of respondents are more satisfied with microtask work. Furthermore, microtask work lowers overall life satisfaction, but only among “platformdependent” respondents (those who rely on platform income). Specifically, structural equation modeling reveals a case of moderated mediation: “platform dependence” reduces life satisfaction by lowering satisfaction with microtask work while also strengthening the latter's connection to life satisfaction. Taken together, our findings support and extend the theory of platform dependence." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))

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Silvestre, Maria João, Sónia P. Gonçalves & Maria João Velez (2024): Slow Work: The Mainstream Concept. In: Social Sciences, Jg. 13, H. 3. DOI:10.3390/socsci13030178

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"The global acceleration of the pace of life has led to an increase in working hours, time pressure, and intensification of work tasks in organizations, with consequences for the physical and psychological health of workers. This acceleration and its consequences make it especially relevant to consider the principles of the slow movement and how they can be applied to the work context, focusing on the importance of slowing down the current pace of work and its implications for the sustainability of people and organizations. The key purpose of this study is to define the concept of slow work and understand its relationship with individual and organisational factors in order to extract the structuring dimensions, enabling its empirical study and practical application. Using grounded theory methodology, we conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with leaders of organizations from different sectors. Data analysis was performed using the MAXQDA programme. It was concluded that slow work is a way of working that respects the balance between individual rhythms and the objectives of the organization, in favor of the sustainability of both parties, and that advocates qualitative goals, thinking time, individual recovery, purpose, and the humanisation of work. The main contribution is the conceptualisation of a construct that may be used in future studies, as well as in the development of organisational policies promoting the slow work culture." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Tirabeni, Lia (2024): Bounded Well-Being: Designing Technologies for Workers' Well-Being in Corporate Programmes. In: Work, Employment and Society, Jg. 38, H. 6, S. 1506-1527. DOI:10.1177/09500170231203113

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"This article examines the relationship between workers’ well-being and digitalisation at work. It is based on the findings of a qualitative study carried out in a manufacturing company, and it focuses on the development of a wearable device for well-being. Using the analytical concepts of ‘translation’ and ‘inscription’ taken from Actor-Network Theory, it explores how digital technologies for well-being are designed in corporate programmes and shows how the final technology results from processes of inscription and translation performed by the actors involved in the design phase. The end device embodies a concept of well-being that has been called ‘bounded’ to emphasise how well-being at work is limited by organisational constraints. The article invites a rethinking of hedonic well-being at work as a precondition for eudaimonic well-being so that the human being is understood as a psychophysical unit that is part of a rich social context." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Udayar, Shagini, Ieva Urbanaviciute, Christian Maggiori & Jérôme Rossier (2024): Does promotion foster career sustainability? A comparative three-wave study on the role of promotion in work stress, job satisfaction, and career-related performance. In: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. DOI:10.1007/s10775-024-09694-3

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"The present study investigates the role of promotion in employees’ happiness (job satisfaction), health (work stress), and career-related performance (perceived employability and career prospects). Positive and negative changes in the above-mentioned career sustainability indicators were investigated over a 2-year period. The promotion subsample (n = 128) was compared with a matched sample of non-promoted employees (n = 150). We also tested the role of gender in responding to a promotion. The findings suggest that the promotion may have equivocal effects on employees’ happiness, health, and career-related performance over time, and therefore does not foster their career sustainability." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Xin, Xun, Lili Gao & Yuting He (2024): Empowering older workers through self-regulation: how job crafting and leisure crafting enhance mindfulness and well-being at work. In: Work, Aging and Retirement. DOI:10.1093/workar/waae017

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"The capacity for self-regulation is crucial for older workers to maintain adaptability and well-being under aging-related challenges. Building on recent research suggesting that practices of self-regulation can enhance self-regulatory capacity, our study employs self-regulation theory to investigate how two distinct self-regulatory practices—job crafting (JC) and leisure crafting (LC)—support older workers in enhancing their work well-being through the lens of self-regulatory capacity, specifically mindfulness. Within this theoretical framework, we further explore the combined effects of JC and LC on adaptation to the aging process. A three-wave time-lagged survey was conducted among 227 older Chinese workers from science and technology enterprises. The results from latent structural equation modeling indicate that mindfulness at work mediates the relationship between crafting practices (both JC and LC) and work well-being. Moreover, JC and LC exhibit a compensatory relationship in facilitating mindfulness at work, which in turn promotes the work well-being of older workers. These findings offer a novel perspective grounded in self-regulation theory, highlighting how JC and LC contribute to successful aging by strengthening mindfulness capacity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Zhou, Ying, Min Zou & Mark Williams (2024): Is there a mid-career crisis? An investigation of the relationship between age and job satisfaction across occupations based on four large UK datasets. In: Socio-economic review. DOI:10.1093/ser/mwae072

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"Previous research has yielded mixed evidence on the relationship between age and job satisfaction. While there is broad consensus that job satisfaction tends to increase from midlife into older age, considerable debate persists regarding whether it rises or falls during the early stages of a career. This study examines this relationship in depth by analysing four nationally representative datasets, which include both cross-sectional and longitudinal data from 108 401 workers in the UK covering all industries, occupations and geographical areas. Our findings reveal a distinct U-shaped trajectory of job satisfaction among workers in managerial, professional and associate professional occupations. However, this pattern is not evident among workers in intermediate or lower occupational classes. These results remain consistent even after adjusting for period effects, cohort effects and fixed individual characteristics. The results of this study suggest that commonly cited reasons for the mid-career crisis, such as increased work–family conflicts, are unlikely to fully explain the pattern. Instead, the answer is likely to lie in work-related factors that disproportionately affect highly skilled workers. By highlighting the role of occupational context in shaping how individuals experience their work as they age, this study contributes to resolving a long-standing debate in the job satisfaction literature and lays the groundwork for theoretical advancements in this field." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Śliwicki, Dominik (2024): Intergenerational Differences in Job Satisfaction in Germany. (Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series 199), 13 S. DOI:10.29119/1641-3466.2024.199.44

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"The aim of the research is to determine the differences in the level of job satisfaction among employees representing different generations in the labor market in Germany. It is assumed that the younger the generation, the lower the chance for higher satisfaction. The first part of the methodology is based on the use of post hoc statistical tests and answers to the questions about the significance of differences in the level of job satisfaction among employees representing different generations. The second part of the analysis involves estimating multinomial logit models in which the dependent variable is job satisfaction. This part indicates important factors influencing the increase in the chances of achieving higher job satisfaction. The results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences in the level of job satisfaction between the BB and X generations as well as the BB and Y generations. The general conclusion is that the younger the generation, the lower the average job satisfaction. Significant differences occur only when compared to the oldest generation. The sample of the data is representative for German establishments in the private sector with at least employees. Further research may focus on identifying the factors that create job satisfaction in generational groups and those that cause significant differences. An important element of the research would be to find substitution relationships between factors, which could certainly be used in human resources management processes. Practical implications: The research results can be used in practice in managing intergenerational teams. Knowledge of differences in approach to work and factors influencing job satisfaction allows for more accurate influence on, among others: employee commitment and performance and mitigating conflict situations. The social implications of the presented study are related to shaping the attitudes of both employees and managers towards representatives of different generations functioning in the workplace and their mutual relationships. The article is addressed to a wide range of management practitioners in intergenerational teams. The value is providing new knowledge about differences in job satisfaction and factors that build satisfaction." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Achatz, Juliane, Bernhard Christoph & Silke Anger (2023): Younger and less satisfied? Young workers life satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. In: IAB-Forum H. 29.12.2023. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20231229.01

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"Adverse effects on workers’ employment situation are highly unequal for different groups. Young workers were particularly affected by the pandemic. They were less likely to receive short-time work allowance and their income developed less favourably than the income of older workers. While financial concerns and job insecurity decrease life satisfaction, it appears that additional threats and restrictions coming along with the pandemic—as approximated by incidence rates—had a much more substantial influence on young workers’ life satisfaction than labour market-related disadvantages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Adriaans, Jule (2023): Fairness of earnings in Europe: the consequences of unfair under- and overreward for life satisfaction. In: European Sociological Review, Jg. 39, H. 1, S. 118-131. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcac044

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"A large percentage of workers in Europe perceive their earnings to be unfairly low. Such perceptions of unfairness can have far-reaching consequences, ranging from low satisfaction to poor health. To gain insight into the conditions that can attenuate or amplify these adverse consequences, comparative research on the role of country contexts in shaping responses to perceived unfairness is needed. Furthermore, justice theory proposes that both types of perceived unfairness - underreward and overreward - cause distress, but evidence on overreward from representative survey data is scarce and laboratory studies have produced mixed results. Data from the European Social Survey (collected in 2018/2019) offer a means of addressing both of these gaps in the research. Studying the association between perceived fairness of personal earnings and life satisfaction in a cross-section of 29 European countries, I find that both underreward and overreward are associated with lower life satisfaction. This relationship is more pronounced in countries where the equity norm is strongly legitimized and weaker in countries where the trade union density is high." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Akay, Alpaslan, Olivier B. Bargain & H. Xavier Jara (2023): Experienced versus decision utility: large-scale comparison for income–leisure preferences. In: The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Jg. 125, H. 4, S. 823-859. DOI:10.1111/sjoe.12538

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"Subjective well‐being (SWB) data are increasingly used to perform welfare analysis. Interpreted as “experienced utility”, it has recently been compared to “decision utility” using small‐scale experiments most often based on stated preferences. We transpose this comparison to the framework of non‐experimental and large‐scale data commonly used for policy analysis, focusing on the income–leisure domain where redistributive policies operate. Using the British Household Panel Survey, we suggest a “deviation” measure, which is simply the difference between actual working hours and SWB‐maximizing hours. We show that about three‐quarters of individuals make decisions that are not inconsistent with maximizing their SWB. We discuss the potential channels that explain the lack of optimization when deviations are significantly large. We find proxies for a number of individual and external constraints, and show that constraints alone can explain more than half of the deviations. In our context, deviations partly reflect the inability of the revealed preference approach to account for labor market rigidities, so the actual and SWB‐maximizing hours should be used in a complementary manner. The suggested approach based on our deviation metric could help identify labor market frictions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Backhaus, Nils, Johanna Nold, Ines Entgelmeier, Frank Brenscheidt & Anita Tisch (2023): Arbeitswissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Arbeitszeit und gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen. (baua: Fokus), Dortmund, 44 S. DOI:10.21934/baua:fokus20230807

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"Aus arbeitswissenschaftlicher Sicht ist das Ziel gesetzlicher Regelungen zur Arbeitszeit, dass Erwerbstätige über lange Zeit leistungsfähig, belastbar und zufrieden mit ihrer Arbeit sind. Die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen stellen aus Sicht des Arbeitsschutzes einen (Mindest-)Standard für eine gesunde und sichere Gestaltung der Arbeit dar. Flexible Arbeitszeiten bieten eine Chance für Betriebe und Beschäftigte, wenn sie die Grenzen der Leistungsfähigkeit der Beschäftigten unter der Bedingung einer Arbeits- und Lebenswelt mit hoher Intensität berücksichtigen und hinreichend Erholungszeiten ermöglichen. Der baua: Fokus basiert auf einer Stellungnahme der BAuA im Rahmen einer Anhörung im Ausschuss für Arbeit und Soziales des Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landtags." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Bauer, Felix (2023): Fairness im Berufsleben. Die Bedeutsamkeit der Fairnessdimensionen für die Arbeitszufriedenheit und die Vermeidung von Burnout-Symptomen : Die Ergebnisse der Replikationsstudie vom Frühjahr 2023. Frankfurt am Main, 20 S.

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"Wie bedeutsam sind Fairnessdimensionen für die Arbeitszufriedenheit und für die Vermeidung von Burnout-Symptomen? Das prüfte die FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management (Nürnberg) unter Leitung von Dr. Felix Bauer. Grundlage der Studie bildete eine Untersuchung der iba – Internationale Berufsakademie und der berufundfamilie im Sommer 2022 zu der Bedeutsamkeit und Umsetzung von Fairnessaspekten aus Sicht von Erwerbstätigen. Für die Replikationsstudie wurden die Daten von 518 Personen ausgewertet, die vom 17.03 bis zum 25.04.2023 an der Online-Befragung teilnahmen. Gut 2/3 von ihnen waren weiblich und 88,2% gehörten der Altersgruppe der 18- bis 31-Jährigen an, also der Generation Y und Generation Z. Die Auswertung zeigt: Fairnessdimensionen haben einen starken Einfluss auf die Arbeitszufriedenheit. Und: Burn-out-Symptome werden deutlich schwächer, je mehr Fairness-Kriterien eingehalten werden. Je mehr Beschäftigte das Empfinden haben, dass Fairnessfaktoren bei ihrer Arbeit gegeben sind, umso zufriedener sind sie. Dabei spielen insbesondere Aspekte aus den Bereichen Information und Kommunikation sowie Führung eine Rolle: „ein respektvoller und wertschätzender Umgang der Vorgesetzten mit den Anliegen der Mitarbeitenden“, „ein konstruktiver Umgang mit Fehlern“, „eine wertschätzende und respektvolle Kommunikation auf Teamebene bzw. mit Kolleg*innen“, die Möglichkeit gegenseitig regelmäßig Feedback zu geben bzw. zu erhalten sowie dass Termine bzw. Teambesprechungen eingehalten werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Benjamin, Daniel J., Jakina Debnam Guzman, Marc Fleurbaey, Ori Heffetz & Miles Kimball (2023): What do Happiness Data Mean? Theory and Survey Evidence. In: Journal of the European Economic Association, Jg. 21, H. 6, S. 2377-2412. DOI:10.1093/jeea/jvad026

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"What utility notion—e.g. flow/lifetime, self/family-centered—do self-reported well-being (SWB) questions measure? Existing applications make different assumptions regarding the (i) life domains, (ii) time horizons, and (iii) other-regarding preferences captured by SWB data. To obtain relevant evidence, we ask survey respondents what they had in mind regarding (i)–(iii) when answering commonly used—life satisfaction, happiness, ladder—and new SWB questions. We find that respondents’ self-reports differ from researchers’ assumptions and differ across SWB questions and sociodemographic groups. At the same time, simple SWB-question wording tweaks are effective in moving self-reports toward desired interpretations. We outline actionable suggestions for SWB researchers. (JEL: D69, D90, I31)" (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bernini, Cristina & Alessandro Tampieri (2023): Much Ado about Salary: A Comparison of Monetary and Non-Monetary Components of Job Satisfaction. (Working paper - Economics / DISEI, Università degli studi di Firenze 2023,06), Firenze, 32 S.

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"We investigate how specific components of job satisfaction influence overall work happiness. We use the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which includes measures of satisfaction with total pay, job security, the nature of work, and hours worked. Our analysis employs a multi-level model to assess the variations in job satisfaction among different types of occupations. This approach allows for a clear comparison of both monetary and non-monetary aspects of job satisfaction. Our findings indicate that the importance of satisfaction with salary in explaining overall satisfaction is lower compared to other non-monetary aspects. This result holds true even when we narrow down the sample by considering factors such as gender (males or females), employment type (full-time or part-time), further job satisfaction components (available for fewer years), and examining income as a second-level factor rather than job occupation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bińczycki, Bernard, Wiesław Łukasiński & Sławomir Dorocki (2023): Determinants of Motivation to Work in Terms of Industry 4.0 - The Gen Z Perspective. In: Sustainability, Jg. 15, H. 15. DOI:10.3390/su151512069

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"The mentality of Generation Z differs markedly from the approach to social and economic issues presented by earlier generations. These young people have had access to the internet and other innovative technologies since birth. A tape recorder or a floppy disk is a museum exhibit for them. They are unfamiliar with the everyday problems that citizens of Central and Eastern Europe faced during the socialist era, such as the lack of necessities on the shelves. The aim of this article is to present the results of the authors’ survey on the identification of work motivation factors relevant to Generation Z. The survey involved 649 respondents, young Poles who are currently entering the labor market. It was also an interesting research task for the authors to compare the results of surveys among young Poles with the results of international surveys. The research provided insight into young people’s expectations, values, and preferences regarding work. The results of the survey can provide valuable guidance for employers in shaping sustainable human resource management strategies. In addition, studying the competences of Generation Z can identify the gap between the requirements of the labor market and the skills possessed by young workers. The study conducted by the authors is among the first of its kind in Poland after the pandemic, emphasizing the growing trend in remote work. Earlier research was undertaken in a different economic climate. The current investigation took place following the COVID-19 outbreak and amidst heightened military operations in Ukraine. It also takes into account the effects of recent technological progress related to the rapid development of Industry 4.0. Notably, the questionnaire used in this study is unique as the authors categorized motivational factors into three essential groups, highly relevant in today’s markedly altered labor market." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bloemen, Hans G. (2023): Language proficiency of migrants: the relation with job satisfaction and skill matching. In: Empirical economics, Jg. 65, H. 6, S. 2899-2952. DOI:10.1007/s00181-023-02445-3

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"We empirically analyze the relation between language proficiency and job level of migrants in the Netherlands. A lack of language skills may induce the migrant to work in jobs of a lower level leading to lower job satisfaction. We analyse information about job satisfaction, the fit between the migrant’s education and skill level and the job, and professional level. Men with a higher proficiency level are more satisfied with their type of work and are employed at a higher professional level. For women, no impact of language proficiency can be found." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Boór, Beata & Bernhard Kittel (2023): Die Jungen wollen nicht mehr arbeiten? Sinnansprüche und Arbeitsethos jüngerer Arbeitnehmer:innen. In: WISO, Jg. 46, H. 2, S. 33-51.

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"Die dargestellten empirischen Ergebnisse zeigen, anders als der mediale Diskurs vermuten lässt, keine relevanten Unterschiede in den Arbeitswerten zwischen den Altersgruppen oder Generationen. In den untersuchten Dimensionen Arbeitszentralität und JobattributPräferenzen zeigen sich ähnliche Ergebnisse und Dynamiken für beide Altersgruppen. Der Lebensbereich „Arbeit“ hat weiterhin einen hohen Stellenwert im Leben der Menschen. Entgegen der in der Einleitung genannten Schlagzeilen ist die Bereitschaft, selbst ohne finanzielle Notwendigkeit zu arbeiten, unter jungen Arbeitnehmer:innen weiterhin hoch und sinkt tendenziell erst mit der Annäherung an das Pensionsalter ab. Gleichzeitig lässt sich nicht nachweisen, dass der Lebensbereich „Freizeit“ für die jüngere Generation bedeutender wäre als für die Gruppe der über 35-Jährigen. Stattdessen zeigt sich altersunabhängig eine hohe Bedeutung dieses Bereichs und eine niedrige Bereitschaft, diesen kontinuierlich der Erwerbsarbeit unterzuordnen. Die resultierende Abnahme der relativen Arbeitszentralität betrifft somit alle Arbeitnehmer:innen und ist nicht auf die jüngeren Generationen beschränkt. Die Ergebnisse für die Dimension der Jobattribut-Präferenzen zeigt außerdem die anhaltend hohe Bedeutung von extrinsischen und intrinsischen Faktoren sowie von Vereinbarkeit zwischen dem Arbeits- und Privatleben. Aspekte wie Sicherheit, gute Bezahlung, Work-Life-Balance und selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten in einer wertschätzenden Umgebung sind somit nicht nur für jüngere Generationen relevant. Wenn allerdings empirisch keine Alters- oder Generationenunterschiede in den Arbeitswerten der Österreicher:innen nachgewiesen werden können, bleibt letztlich die Frage, wieso der mediale Diskurs und die öffentliche Wahrnehmung an den Narrativ eines Generationenwandels festhält. Dafür ist es notwendig, auf andere Studien zurückzugreifen, die das allgemeine Lebensgefühl junger Menschen in Europa untersuchen. Einen Teil der Erklärung liefern Jugendstudien wie die Studie „Junges Europa“ der Tui Stiftung oder die deutsche Shell-Jugendstudie, die aufzeigen, dass Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene inzwischen selbstbewusster sind, klare Vorstellungen davon haben, was sie möchten und weniger bereit sind, sich bestehenden Machtverhältnissen unterzuordnen. Es kann angenommen werden, dass diese Befunde im Wesentlichen auch für Österreich zutreffen. Gleichzeitig treffen sie mit ihrer Bereitschaft, diese Dinge auch einzufordern, auf einen sich verändernden Arbeitsmarkt. Der durch die COVID-19-Pandemie beschleunigte Wandel der Arbeitswelt, gepaart mit dem demografischen Wandel, der anstehenden Pensionierungswelle und einer Verschiebung des Arbeitsmarktes hin zu einem Angebotsmarkt bildet den Kontext, in dem diese erstarkte Emanzipation junger Arbeitnehmer:innen möglich wird. Wie in diesem Beitrag aufgezeigt, sind es nicht die Arbeitswerte der jungen Generation, die sich verändern, sondern ihre Möglichkeiten und Instrumente, ihre Wünsche zu artikulieren und sich dabei zu behaupten." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku, © ISW-Linz)

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Burbano, Vanessa C., Olle Folke, Stephan Meier & Johanna Rickne (2023): The Gender Gap in Meaningful Work. (Working paper / Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) 2023,06), Stockholm, 39 S.

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"An understanding of differences in non-monetary work conditions is fundamental for a complete characterization of individuals’ well-being at work. Thus, to fully characterize gender inequalities in the labor market, scholars have begun to explore gender differences in non-monetary work conditions. We examine one such condition—meaningful work—using nationally representative survey data linked with worker and employer administrative data. We document a large and expanding gender gap in meaningful work, wherein women experience their jobs as more meaningful than men do. We then explore patterns underlying this difference. We find little correlation between women’s higher experience of meaningful work and either labor market decisions related to first parenthood or women’s under-representation in leadership jobs. Instead, the gender gap appears to be highly correlated with the sorting of more women into occupations with a high level of beneficence—the sense of having a prosocial impact. While both women and men experience such jobs as more meaningful, women do so by a larger margin. Next, we consider the relationship between the gender difference in meaningful work and the gender wage gap, contributing to the discussion on compensating differentials in work amenities. We find that while the gender gap in meaningful work closes a substantial part of the wage gap in lower-paid jobs, it does little to close the gap in higherpaid jobs where the gender wage gap is largest." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Celbiş, Mehmet Güney, Pui-hang Wong, Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp (2023): Job Satisfaction and the 'Great Resignation': An Exploratory Machine Learning Analysis. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 170, H. 3, S. 1097-1118. DOI:10.1007/s11205-023-03233-3

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"Labor market dynamics is shaped by various social, psychological and economic drivers. Studies have suggested that job quit and labor market turnover are associated with job satisfaction. This study examines the determinants of job satisfaction using a large survey dataset, namely the LISS Work and Schooling module on an extensive sample of persons from the Netherlands. To handle these big data, machine learning models based on binary recursive partitioning algorithms are employed. Particularly, sequential and randomized tree-based techniques are used for prediction and clustering purposes. In order to interpret the results, the study calculates the sizes and directions of the effects of model features using computations based on the concept of Shapley value in cooperative game theory. The findings suggest that satisfaction with the social atmosphere among colleagues, wage satisfaction, and feeling of being appreciated are major determinants of job satisfaction." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Cimpoeru, Smaranda (2023): Impact of income and unemployment on happiness: panel data evidence for European countries. In: Applied Economics Letters, Jg. 30, H. 8, S. 1047-1051. DOI:10.1080/13504851.2022.2035666

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"This study examines the short-run and long-run relationships between happiness and two economic variables, namely income and unemployment. Drawing from a sample of eleven European countries over a time period of 36 years spanning 1985–2020, we find that both income and unemployment have a significant impact on happiness levels. In particular, the results show that higher income leads to higher happiness in the long-run, but the short-run impact is rather weak. Moreover, unemployment decreases people’s happiness levels both in the short and in the long-run, emphasizing the need for European policies directed to job creation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Clark, Andrew E. & Michal Kozák (2023): Twenty Years of Job Quality in OECD Countries: More Good News? (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16597), Bonn, 37 S.

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"The distribution of job quality across workers and the change in job quality over time can be measured by job-domain indices or single-index job-satisfaction. This paper takes both approaches to establish the evolution of job quality over a period from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s in 13 OECD countries, using data from the three latest ISSP Work Orientation modules. The rise in job satisfaction from 1997 to 2005 has continued through 2015, despite the 2008 Great Recession. This improvement is also found in most of the job-outcome domains, despite some evidence of work intensification. Job security was the most-important job aspect every year, and the percentage of workers with secure jobs rose over time. There has been a small rise in the dispersion of job satisfaction, but the good news regarding better job quality over a 20-year period does not seem to be dampened by large changes in its inequality." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Focacci, Chiara Natalie & François Pichault (2023): How does institutional context shape work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers? A contextualised application of the capability approach to Belgium, France and the Netherlands. In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, Jg. 43, H. 13/14, S. 36-61. DOI:10.1108/IJSSP-12-2022-0312

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"Purpose: According to Sen's theoretical framework of capability (1985), individuals reach their full potential once they have the freedom, intended as the set of functionings at their disposal, to do so. However, many critiques have been developed against the lack of embeddedness of the capability approach in social and political relations and structures. In this article, the authors investigate the influence of three institutional contexts (Belgium, the Netherlands and France) on the respective work-related functionings of self-employed and regular workers, with a focus on human capital investment and institutional support offered to them. Design/methodology/approach Data from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) are used to highlight similarities and differences in building work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers. A regression analysis is provided at the country level. Findings In the three labor markets, the authors find that the building of work-related functionings is more successful for regular employees, especially as regards institutional support. Self-employed workers, on the other hand, need to rely on their individual capability as regards employment protection and human capital investment. However, the authors find interesting differences between the three institutional contexts. In both Belgium and France, self-employed workers are subject to higher instability in terms of changes in salary and hours worked, whereas atypical work is better positioned in the Dutch labour market. The Netherlands is also characterized by a less significant gap between regular and self-employed workers with respect to participation in training. Originality/value In this article, the authors contextualise Sen's (1985) theoretical framework by taking into account the institutional differences of labor markets. In particular, the authors provide a novel application of his capability approach to regular and self-employed workers in an economically relevant European area." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group) ((en))

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Folke, Olle & Johanna Rickne (2023): Workplace Sex Composition and Appreciation at Work. (Working paper / Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) 2023,05), Stockholm, 24 S.

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"We study appreciation of one’s work using nationally representative survey data from Sweden linked with employer–employee data. The level of appreciation from colleagues rises sharply with the share of women in the workplace. This strong pattern holds for women and men workers, as well as for subordinates and managers. More appreciation from colleagues is associated with higher levels of job satisfaction and other indicators of worker well-being. These results demonstrate the benefits of workplace gender diversity and inclusion, and suggest new directions for research on gender inequality in the labor market." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Friedrich, Teresa Sophie & Basha Vicari (2023): The Digitalization Boost of the Covid‐19 Pandemic and Changes in Job Quality. In: Social Inclusion, Jg. 11, H. 4, S. 274-286., 2023-09-18. DOI:10.17645/si.v11i4.7082

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"The Covid‐19 pandemic caused a digitalization boost, mainly through the rise of telework. Even before the pandemic, advancing digital transformation restructured the way of working and thereby changed the quality of jobs—albeit at a different pace across occupations. With data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), we examine how job quality and the use of digital technologies changed during the first pandemic year in different occupations. Building on this, we analyze change score models to investigate how increased workplace digitalization connects to changes in selected aspects of employees’ subjective job quality. We find only a weak association between the digitalization boost in different occupational fields and the overall decrease in subjective job quality. However, telework—as one aspect of digitalization—is connected to a smaller decrease in work–family reconciliation and conformable working hours. Thus, it may buffer some detrimental pandemic effects on job quality. In addition, telework is connected to increased information overload, creating a new burden for specific employee groups." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Gahmann, Amelia (2023): ifaa-Studie: Anreiz- und Vergütungssysteme in der Metall- und Elektroindustrie 2023. Betriebliche Ansätze zur Stärkung der Arbeitgeberattraktivität und Fachkräftesicherung. Düsseldorf, 41 S.

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"Die Sicherung von Fachkräften entwickelt sich zunehmend zum Hauptthema der Personalarbeit. Benefits, finanzielle Anreize und attraktive Arbeitsbedingungen stellen in vielen Unternehmen eine Ergänzung zum monetären Entgelt dar und sind damit Teil einer ganzheitlichen Vergütungsstrategie. Bereits in den Jahren 2017 und 2020 hat das ifaa - Institut für angewandte Arbeitswissenschaft e. V. als Forschungsinstitut der Arbeitgeberverbände der Metall- und Elektroindustrie zwei Befragungen zur Verbreitung dieser Leistungen durchgeführt. Um aktuelle Entwicklungen zu identifizieren, hat das ifaa 2023 mit Unterstützung der Arbeitgeberverbände eine weitere Befragungswelle realisiert. Die Ergebnisse sind eindeutig: Neben einem hohen branchentypischen Entgelt bieten die Unternehmen unterschiedliche Zusatzleistungen und Anreize an, um Beschäftigte zu finden und an das Unternehmen zu binden. Die vorliegende Broschüre zeigt die Verbreitung von Benefits in deutschen Unternehmen der Metall- und Elektroindustrie. Die Ergebnisse werden mit den Angaben von Unternehmen aus anderen Branchen verglichen, sowohl aus der Produktion (Gummi- und Kunststoffherstellung, Papier- und Pappeindustrie, Chemie) als auch aus anderen Sektoren wie den Sozialversicherungen, dem öffentlichen Dienst und Handel . Darüber hinaus zeigen die Abbildungen, wie sich das Angebot zur vorangegangenen Befragung 2020 verändert hat" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Gueguen, Guillaume & Claudia Senik (2023): Adopting telework: The causal impact of working from home on subjective well-being. In: BJIR, Jg. 61, H. 4, S. 832-868. DOI:10.1111/bjir.12761

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"We study the impact of work from home (WFH) on subjective well-being during the Covid period, where self-selection of individuals into telework is ruled out, at least part of the time, by stay-at-home orders. We use a difference-in-differences approach with individual fixed effects and identify the specific impact of switching to telecommuting, separately from any other confounding factor. In particular, our identification strategy avoids the influence of interpersonal heterogeneity by exploiting the multiple entries into WFH, by the same individuals, at different times. On average over the period, switching to WFH, especially full-time, worsens mental health. We also find a positive but imprecisely measured impact of part-time WFH on life satisfaction. However, this hides a dynamic evolution, whereby the initial deterioration gives place to an adaptation process after a couple of months. We also uncover a particularly pronounced fall in subjective well-being of women with children, especially in the first months; this could be associated with home-schooling." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Hoffman, Ryan, Ashwin Kambhampati & Scott Kaplan (2023): Pay equality among heterogeneous agents. In: Economics Letters, Jg. 229. DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111188

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"A principal incentivizes a team of agents to work by choosing performance-contingent rewards. She desires to implement work by all agents as a unique Nash equilibrium. We identify necessary and sufficient conditions under which it is optimal to reward heterogeneous agents equally, and show that increasing inequality in the marginal productivities of agents can either increase or decrease pay inequality. Our results rationalize patterns of performance pay in many labor market settings, including professional sports leagues and the military." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2023 Elsevier) ((en))

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Jacobs, Arthur, Elsy Verhofstadt & Luc Van Ootegem (2023): Unravelling the Link between Automatability and Job Satisfaction. In: Journal of labor research, Jg. 44, H. 3, S. 199-227. DOI:10.1007/s12122-023-09346-5

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"We take a closer look at the negative association between automatability and job satisfaction using data from the European Working Conditions Survey. We find a significant negative effect of automatability on job satisfaction. We observe that the association is not driven by individual or contextual confounders, but rather that it is generated by the specific task content of highly automatable occupations. More precisely, we identify 'originality requirements' as the key mediator, as more originality hinders the automatability of an occupation while boosting the job satisfaction of employees. We also find evidence for a stronger bias of future automation towards less satisfying occupations within lower-educated labour market segments. We discuss what these findings imply for the future quality of work and for inequality by education." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Jacobs, Arthur, Elsy Verhofstadt & Luc Van Ootegem (2023): Are more automatable jobs less satisfying? (Working paper / Ghent University. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 2023,1059), Gent, 20 S.

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"We investigate whether the characteristics which render a job more likely to disappear due to automation also make that job less satisfying. The literature on automation offers convincing reasons in favour of this hypothesis, but it has not been empirically tested before. We use a widely-established, occupation-level measure of automatability and find that more automatable jobs are indeed significantly less satisfying using data from the European Working Conditions Survey. The effect is sizeable and robust to controlling for a wide range of individual-level variables and job-context variables. Our finding suggests that more automatable occupations are less satisfying because of their inherent nature (i.e. the nature of the tasks required for the performance of that occupation). We conduct a mediation analysis and find that the smaller creative intelligence requirement related to automatable occupations is the most important reason for their lower job satisfaction. We discuss to what extent these economy-wide findings translate to the level of the individual worker, in the context of a labor market segmented by education level." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Joshanloo, Mohsen (2023): A New Index of Perceived Job Quality in 116 Countries: Associations with Working Hours and Other National Characteristics. In: Social Sciences, Jg. 12, H. 9. DOI:10.3390/socsci12090492

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"The main purpose of this study was to create a global index of perceived job quality that assesses individuals’ perceptions of enjoyment, meaning, and engagement at work, as well as freedom of choice in job selection. The study also explored the correlation between weekly working hours and perceived job quality. A sample of 121,207 individuals from 116 countries was used, sourced from the Gallup World Poll. Additionally, variables from other sources were incorporated to establish the nomological net of the new index. Perceived job quality was highest in South and North America, while it was lowest in East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Perceived job quality was weakly associated with cultural characteristics at the national level, while it was more strongly associated with experienced positive affect, psychosocial well-being, and optimism. No evidence was found that countries with higher levels of wealth have higher average levels of perceived job quality. The number of hours worked per week was not significantly related to perceived job quality at the national level. Working hours were found to be longer in collectivist, hierarchical, and less free countries, as well as in countries where work is valued over leisure. Weekly working hours was largely unrelated to economic indicators at the national level." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Koivunen, Tuija, Pasi Pyöriä & Tiina Saari (2023): Job pride and work orientation among blue-collar workers in the Finnish vehicle industry. In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, Jg. 43, H. 13/14, S. 229-244. DOI:10.1108/IJSSP-04-2023-0098

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"Purpose: Although the number of blue-collar industrial workers has been declining, manufacturing jobs continue to have considerable importance, even in technologically advanced economies. This study gives a voice to this often-overlooked group of workers, focusing on the Finnish vehicle industry. Design/methodology/approach The study assessed how manual workers in automotive manufacturing describe their job pride and how their accounts were related to conceptualizations of work orientation. The data included semi-structured interviews and an open-ended survey question on situations in which the respondents had felt proud of their work. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings According to the results, the respondents had a high level of job pride in general, but the meaning given to this attitude varied considerably, depending on the situation. The study participants' work orientation was a mixture of instrumental and intrinsic traits. However, there were also respondents who did not experience job pride or who had lost it because of the work circumstances. Originality/value Relatively little research has assessed the importance of job pride in the context of industrial manufacturing. Recognizing job pride in its variety is crucial information for employers who aim to develop working conditions and employee retention." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group) ((en))

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Krause, Florian & Günther Vedder (Hrsg.) (2023): Arbeit und Gender. (Schriftenreihe zur interdisziplinären Arbeitswissenschaft 15), Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 189 S.

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"Das Zusammenspiel von Arbeit und Gender ist innerhalb der Arbeitswissenschaft seit vielen Jahren von besonderem Interesse. Permanent kommen an der Schnittstelle aktuelle Themen hinzu, die bisher noch wenig beforscht wurden. In diesem Sammelband geht es um Fragestellungen aus folgenden Bereichen: (1) Menstruationsbedingte Arbeitsunfähigkeit – eine Diskursanalyse; (2) Frauen im organisationalen Führungsfeld unter Covid 19; (3) Die Vereinbarkeit von Familie, Beruf und Ehrenamt; (4) Sind Frauen im vorzeitigen Ruhestand glücklicher?; (5) Gewichtsdiskriminierung im Privat- und Berufsleben. Alle Beiträge sind am Institut für interdisziplinäre Arbeitswissenschaft der Leibniz Universität Hannover entstanden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku, © Nomos)

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Lemberg, Jason (2023): Selbstverwirklichung im Beruf. Zur Geschichte eines Mythos. In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, Jg. 73, H. 46, S. 41-46.

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"Das Ideal der beruflichen Selbstverwirklichung ist allgegenwärtig. Obschon über die damit verbundenen Verheißungen oft nur mit deutlichen Einschränkungen gesprochen wird – so müssten wichtige Kriterien hinsichtlich der beruflichen Qualifikation und der biografischen Grundvoraussetzungen erfüllt sein –, ändere dies nichts an der Macht der damit verbundenen Bilder, Vorstellungen und Fantasien. Ganz im Gegenteil: Ein Großteil der Menschen sehnt sich nach einer erfüllenden Arbeit, und sagte nicht schon Konfuzius: "Wähle einen Beruf, den du liebst, und du brauchst keinen Tag in deinem Leben mehr zu arbeiten"?" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Lydiksen, Nis, Andreas Gotfredsen, Jacob Ladenburg & Helle Stenbro (2023): Job satisfaction and firm earnings: Evidence from matched survey and register data. In: Labour, Jg. 37, H. 2, S. 197-221. DOI:10.1111/labr.12240

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"This study examines the relationship between employee job satisfaction and firm performance in a sample of Danish private sector firms. The study relies on a representative survey merged with administrative data and accounting information for a sample of 1,929 Danish firms representing all economic sectors. The results of this study suggest that the average job satisfaction on the firm level positively affects the firms' pre-tax earnings. The effect amounts to a 7.9% increase per point increase in job satisfaction when job satisfaction is measured on a scale from 0 to 10. Furthermore, the study finds that workers' satisfaction with achievements at the job and their satisfaction with management are specifically related to better performance." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Maestas, Nicole, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter & Jeffrey B. Wenger (2023): The Value of Working Conditions in the United States and the Implications for the Structure of Wages. In: The American economic review, Jg. 113, H. 7, S. 2007-2047. DOI:10.1257/aer.20190846

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"We document variation in working conditions in the United States, present estimates of how workers value these conditions, and assess the impact of working conditions on estimates of wage inequality. We conduct a series of stated-preference experiments to estimate workers' willingness to pay for a broad set of working conditions, which we validate with actual job choices. We find that working conditions vary substantially, play a significant role in job choice, and are central components of the compensation received by workers. We find that accounting for differences in preferences for working conditions often exacerbates wage differentials and intensifies measures of wage inequality." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Melillo, Francesca (2023): Going From Entrepreneur Back to Employee: Employer Type, Task Variety, and Job Satisfaction. (Les GREDEG working papers 2023-21), Vabonne, 37 S.

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"While the literature documents a wage loss for entrepreneurs that return to paid employment, we examine how these entrepreneurs are re-integrated into the labor market. We consider which type of employers hire entrepreneurs and their satisfaction with the new corporate job. Using matched employer-employee data from Belgium combined with an ad-hoc survey, we find that entrepreneurs are hired by smaller employers that offer fewer employee benefits and pay less, contributing to explaining the wage loss. We also find that entrepreneurs are more satisfied than observationally equivalent employees when they are assigned to jobs that involve higher task variety. This effect is more pronounced for entrepreneurs who sort into better employers. Our findings highlight the importance for managers to assign entrepreneurs to the "right" job tasks." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Mensvoort, Carly van, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey & Tanja van der Lippe (2023): Manager's gender, supervisory style, and employee's perception of the demanding work climate. In: European Sociological Review, Jg. 39, H. 6, S. 862-875. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcad019

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"Prior research on the link between managers’ gender and workplace gender equity primarily focuses on career outcomes. The present study explores overly demanding work climates, which we see as a realization of the ideal worker norm, bad for all workers, but a particular barrier to women’s careers. We examine whether female managers are ‘agents of change’ toward better work climates, while also exploring the impact of gendered supervisory styles on employees’ experience of overly demanding work. Together we provide a novel elaboration of the doing gender framework and the question of whether women managers are agents of change. Two-level models with organization-fixed effects for a European manager-employee linked sample reveal overall support for female managers as change agents, particularly when they manage with a feminine supervisory style. A masculine supervisory style increases employee perceptions of being overworked irrespective of manager’s gender. When female managers only enact a masculine supervisory style, they produce particularly less favourable employee experiences. Male managers who combine both feminine and masculine styles also produce worse work climates for their subordinates." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Minardi, Saverio, Carla Hornberg, Paolo Barbieri & Heike Solga (2023): The link between computer use and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job tasks and task discretion. In: BJIR, Jg. 61, H. 4, S. 796-831. DOI:10.1111/bjir.12738

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"This study focuses on the consequences of the use of computerized work equipment (hereafter: computer use) on the content and quality of work. It investigates, first, the relationship between computer use and both job tasks and task discretion and, second, their mediating role for the relationship between computer use and job satisfaction. With our German-UK comparison, we contribute to the long-standing debate on the upskilling/de-skilling nature of the use of technology and its repercussions on the quality of work. We analyse data from the Skills and Employment Surveys for the UK and the BIBB/BAuA Employment Surveys for Germany using structural equation modelling. In line with the literature on routine-biased technological change, we show that computers are complementary to the performance of less routine and more abstract cognitive tasks and that this relationship is conducive to a higher level of task discretion and job satisfaction in both countries. Accounting for differences in job tasks performed, we find a negative direct effect of computer use on both task discretion and job satisfaction in the United Kingdom but not in Germany. Our results indicate that the ultimate effect of computer use on both task discretion and job satisfaction depends on the institutional contexts in which technology is introduced." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Murray, Gregor, Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, Christian Levesque & Nicolas Roby (2023): What makes work better or worse? An analytical framework. In: Transfer, Jg. 29, H. 3, S. 305-322. DOI:10.1177/10242589231207967

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"Dieser Artikel will neue gedankliche Perspektiven zum Thema bessere und schlechtere Arbeit aufzeigen, indem er einen neuen analytischen Rahmen zur Beurteilung der Qualität von Arbeit und ihrer Implikationen entwickelt. Hierzu wird auf eine breite Auswahl an Literatur über Arbeitsplatzqualität zurückgegriffen und darauf hingewiesen, dass wir eine umfassendere Agenda und ein dynamischeres Verständnis von Möglichkeiten brauchen, schlechtere Arbeit besser zu machen. Zu diesem Zweck präsentiert das Autorenteam einen dreidimensionalen Rahmen: Risiko, Autonomie und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. Der Rahmen beurteilt bessere und schlechtere Arbeit und welche Möglichkeiten Arbeitnehmer:innen haben, zwischen diesen unterschiedlichen Dimensionen ihres Arbeitslebens zu navigieren. Wir untersuchen sich daraus ergebende Implikationen für Strategien der beteiligten Akteure und für die Wissenschaft, um eine Agenda für bessere Arbeit voranzubringen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Pfnür, Andreas, Kyra Voll, Martin Christian Höcker & Yassien Bachtal (2023): Work from Home: Von der Pandemienotlösung zum Konzept multilokaler Arbeit – Empirische Studie zu den Erfahrungen der Beschäftigten für eine Zukunft der Arbeitswelten an verteilten Orten. (Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 138378), Darmstadt: Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL), 143 S.

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"Die Arbeitswelt erfährt eine gravierende Transformation. Im Zentrum der Veränderungen steht der Wandel der physischen Organisation der Arbeit. Während in den vergangenen Jahren durch die COVID-19-Pandemie die Arbeit voranging von zu Hause erledigt werden musste, können Wissensarbeitende den Ort ihrer Arbeitserbringung zunehmend freier wählen. Durch die Rückkehr der Beschäftigten in die Büros der Unternehmen, der gleichzeitig anhaltenden Nutzung des Work from Home und des Ausprobierens dritter Arbeitsorte entsteht ein neues Konzept der physischen Arbeitsorganisation: Multilokalität. Diese Studie untersucht anhand der Befragung von 1.136 deutschen Wissensarbeitenden den Status quo des Work from Home, der Arbeit in Büros und an dritten Orten und analysiert vergleichend, wodurch Arbeitserfolg von Beschäftigten an den verschiedenen Orten entsteht. Darüber hinaus werden Change-Management-Prozesse betrachtet, um herauszuarbeiten, welche notwendigen Voraussetzungen geschaffen werden müssen, um den Übergang der eindimensionalen Arbeit im Büro oder zu Hause zu einer multilokalen Arbeitswelt erfolgreich zu vollziehen. Basierend auf einer Diskussion der empirischen Ergebnisse zu den Potenzialen und Herausforderungen der Transformation der Arbeitswelt werden Implikationen für die Notwendigkeiten staatlicher Regulierung, für die Beschäftigten, die Unternehmen und die immobilienwirtschaftlichen Akteure abgeleitet. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen den gigantischen Umfang der Veränderungen, den die multilokale Arbeit in der Arbeitswelt und anderen Bereichen des gesellschaftlichen Lebens, wie beispielsweise dem Verkehr, der Umwelt oder auf den gesellschaftlichen Wohlstand bezogen anstößt. Für die Beschäftigten ist die Freiheit des mobilen Arbeitens nicht mehr wegzudenken. Die Studie zeigt auf, wie sie sich individuell auf die multilokale Arbeit einstellen und Work from Home, Büros und dritte Orte bestmöglich nutzen. Eine weitere zentrale Erkenntnis ist, dass das neue Konzept multilokalen Arbeitens neben dem großen gesellschaftlichen Mehrwert auch in hohem Ausmaß volkswirtschaftliche Potenziale aufweist, welche jedoch noch nicht vollumfänglich realisiert werden. Arbeitgeber erfahren durch den richtigen Einsatz multilokaler Arbeit einen großen Gewinn. Zum einen durch einen höheren Arbeitserfolg und die verbesserte Gesundheit ihrer Beschäftigten, aber auch durch die positive Wirkung auf ihre Attraktivität als Arbeitgeber. Diese Potentiale zu heben ist die Aufgabe des betrieblichen Immobilienmanagements. Um den Herausforderungen einer aufweichenden Unternehmenskultur, der erschwerten Kommunikation zwischen und Steuerung von Mitarbeitenden sowie der ständig notwendigen Abwägung zwischen individuellem und Teamerfolg zu begegnen, benötigen Unternehmen eine individuelle Strategie zur Ausgestaltung des neuen Konzepts verteilter Arbeitsorte. Dabei helfen Investitionen in die Ausstattung bei Work from Home, verbesserte Informationskulturen und Weiterbildungsangebote mobiles Arbeiten erfolgreich zu gestaltet. Nicht zuletzt wird deutlich, dass zukünftig ein veränderter Bedarf an betrieblichen Immobilien vorherrschen wird. Eine Argumentebilanz zur Entscheidungsstützung in der Abwägung zur quantitativen Anpassung von Flächen sowie mögliche Ansätze zur qualitativen Verbesserung von Büros und der Einsatz von dritten Orten als Ergänzung der Bürostrategie geben Hinweis darauf, wie Unternehmen mit ihren Immobilien auf die dynamische Arbeitswelt reagieren können. Abschließend zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass veränderte Flächenbedarfe der Unternehmen Anpassungen der Geschäftsmodelle und Strategien immobilienwirtschaftlicher Akteure erfordern, das Büro der Zukunft zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt, besonders mit Blick auf die Arbeitswelt von morgen, jedoch noch nicht klar skizziert werden kann." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Piccitto, Giorgio, Hans M. A. Schadee & Gabriele Ballarino (2023): Job Satisfaction and Gender in Italy: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 169, H. 3, S. 775-793. DOI:10.1007/s11205-023-03187-6

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"The aim of this study was to propose a reliable measurement model for the concept of job satisfaction in Italy and to test its measurement invariance across gender. We used the 2003 and 2009 Italian National Statistical Office (ISTAT) Family and Social Subjects (FSS) data, containing information on 8 dimensions of job satisfaction. The best-fitting model was a four-factor one, including the dimensions of intrinsic, rewards, timing and socio-contextual job satisfaction. Multi-group analysis supported the measurement invariance across gender. Additionally, we evaluated the role of several job and individual characteristics as determinants of job satisfaction for men and women. While for a number of them the patterns of association with job satisfaction were similar over genders, some differences also did emerge." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Ploder, Michael, David Walker, Helene Schiffbänker, Jürgen Streicher, Ruth Müller, Clemens Bluemel, Marcel Knöchelmann & Dagmar Simon (2023): Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland. Eine Studie im Auftrag der VolkswagenStiftung. Hannover, 74 S.

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"Die VolkswagenStiftung baut aktuell einen neuen Profilbereich „Wissen über Wissen“ auf, mit dem sie gezielte Impulse zur strukturellen Verbesserung von Wissenschaft in Deutschland geben wird. Im Rahmen des Projekts „Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland“ (2022) haben wir untersucht, wie Wissenschaftler:innen in verschiedenen Forschungsfeldern und Disziplinen das Arbeiten und Leben am Wissenschaftsstandort Deutschland wahrnehmen und welche Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen sie für Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland ausmachen. Ziel war es, eine aktuelle Zustands- und Problembeschreibung zu erarbeiten, aus der sich Ideen für die Fördertätigkeit der Stiftung sowie für einen positiven Wandel in den Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland ableiten lassen. Im Rahmen des Projekts verstehen wir Wissenschaftskulturen als multidimensional: Sie setzen sich aus epistemischen, sozialen, organisationalen und gesellschaftlichen Dimensionen zusammen. Wir sprechen daher auch von Wissenschaftskulturen im Plural: Während es Rahmenbedingungen auf gesellschaftlicher und organisationaler Ebene gibt, die für alle Wissenschaftsfelder in Deutschland gelten, sind manche feldspezifisch, und Forschungsfelder haben ihre eigenen epistemischen und sozialen Praktiken und Normen, vor deren Hintergrund sie organisationale und gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen deuten und verhandeln. In Deutschland haben Fragen des Arbeitens und Lebens in der Wissenschaft in den letzten Jahren vor allem entlang der Protestbewegungen aus dem wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs, #IchbinHanna und #IchbinReyhan (Bahr et al., 2022), an Aufmerksamkeit gewonnen, die auf prekäre Beschäftigungsverhältnisse und einhergehende Einschränkung von Qualität, Kreativität, Produktivität und auch Diversität in der Wissenschaft hinwiesen. Diese Protestbewegungen, die Evaluierung des Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetzes 2022 oder Vorstöße einiger Universitäten, neue Anstellungsformen vor allem für Postdocs zu etablieren, haben zu einer intensiven Diskussion der Situation des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses geführt. Was allerdings weitgehend fehlt, sind Auseinandersetzungen und Analysen, die eine systemische Perspektive einnehmen und in diesem Sinn Wissenschaftskulturen in Deutschland aus der Sicht verschiedener Akteur:innen und ihrer Interaktionen in den Blick nehmen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Riedel, Oliver, Katharina Hölzle, Wilhelm Bauer & Stefan Rief (Hrsg.) (2023): Cognitive Environments: Potenziale kognitiver Umgebungen in der Post-Covid-Zeit. Stuttgart, 56 S. DOI:10.24406/publica-1684

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"Was wäre, wenn wir Arbeitsumgebungen entwickeln würden, die sich hochindividuell an einzelne Nutzer anpassen könnten? Arbeitsplätze, die erkennen bei welchen Umgebungsparametern wir bei unterschiedlichen Tätigkeiten am besten arbeiten können und dann unsere persönlichen Idealwerte einstellen. Oder Arbeitsplätze, an denen das Fenster uns einen erholsamen, virtuellen Anblick eines Bergsees einspielt, weil es Zeit für eine Pause wäre. Mit Hilfe von im Raum integrierter IoT-Technologie, Sensoren in Smartwatches und maschinellem Lernen könnten derartige Umgebungen bald real werden. Aber welche Funktionen eines »Cognitive Environments« würden positiv aufgenommen werden und an welcher Stelle wäre mit Skepsis zu rechnen? Welchen Stellenwert hat die persönliche Kontrolle bei der Aktivierung einzelner Funktionen? Wäre es vorstellbar, das eigene Präferenzprofil mit anderen zu teilen? Um das herauszufinden, wurden im Projekt Office 21 rund 50 mögliche Funktionen für Nutzende und Betreiber in einer Online-Befragung untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen großes Interesse potenzieller Nutzerinnen und Nutzer, geben aber auch Hinweise zu möglichen Herausforderungen bei der Umsetzung." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Rietze, Sarah & Hannes Zacher (2023): Healthy New Work: Auswirkung agiler Arbeit auf die psychische Gesundheit. In: Personal quarterly, Jg. 75, H. 3, S. 32-38.

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"Unternehmen führen agile Praktiken ein, um Leistung und Innovation zu steigern. Welche Auswirkungen diese Praktiken auf Arbeitsmerkmale und die psychische Gesundheit von Beschäftigten haben, wurde bislang nicht untersucht. Es wurde eine Fragebogenstudie mit zwei Messzeitpunkten und 260 Beschäftigten in agilen Teams durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass agile Praktiken positiven Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit (höheres Engagement, geringere Ermüdung), vermittelt durch reduzierte Arbeitsanforderungen und erhöhte Ressourcen, haben." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku, © Haufe-Lexware)

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Santiago-Vela, Ana & Anja Hall (2023): Distinguishing challenging and overchallenging jobs: Cognitive and affective skills mismatches and their impact on job satisfaction. In: Research in Comparative and International Education, Jg. 18, H. 1, S. 55-78. DOI:10.1177/17454999221116486

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"This study supplements the existing conceptualisation of skills mismatch based on cognitive evaluations (being underskilled or overskilled) with an affective aspect that captures how workers cope with skills (mis)match situations (feeling overchallenged or underchallenged) and an analysis of skills mismatch situations’ influence on job satisfaction of workers with higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET). Using the German BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2018, the results indicated that underskilling by itself was not negatively associated with job satisfaction; however, underskilling in combination with feeling overchallenged exerted a significant negative influence on job satisfaction. This corroborates the approach of differentiating challenging (i.e. non-detrimental) jobs from overchallenging jobs. Overskilling was associated with penalties regarding job satisfaction, whereas overskilling in combination with underchallenging jobs produced a remarkably larger negative impact on job satisfaction. Moreover, overskilled HE workers received larger penalties regarding job satisfaction than those received by overskilled VET workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Schneider, Anna, Christian Hering, Lisa Peppler & Liane Schenk (2023): Effort-reward imbalance and its association with sociocultural diversity factors at work: findings from a cross-sectional survey among physicians and nurses in Germany. In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Jg. 96, H. 4, S. 537-549. DOI:10.1007/s00420-022-01947-4

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"Due to staff shortages and reports of high work stress, work conditions of hospital physicians and nurses receive wide attention. Additionally, sociocultural diversity of the workforce and patient population is increasing. Our study aim is to analyze how individual and organizational diversity-related factors are associated with the experience of staff's work stress." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Stephan, Gesine, Clemens Hetschko, Julia Schmidtke, Mario Lawes, Michael Eid & Ronnie Schöb (2023): Das „German Job Search Panel“: Die Effekte von Arbeitslosigkeit und Covid19 auf das Wohlbefinden. (IAB-Forschungsbericht 19/2023), Nürnberg, 21 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FB.2319

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"Zu den Auswirkungen von Arbeitslosigkeit auf das Wohlbefinden gibt es bereits eine Vielzahl von Studien (für einen Überblick s. z.B. Suppa 2021). Allerdings basieren diese in der Regel nicht auf hochfrequenten (also in kurzen Zeitabständen erfassten) Daten und erheben meist nur ausgewählte Dimensionen des Wohlbefindens. Im Rahmen eines DFG-geförderten Projektes befragte das „German Job Search Panel“ (GJSP) in den Jahren von 2017 bis 2021 zunächst arbeitsuchend gemeldete Personen daher monatlich zu ihrem Wohlbefinden. Die Erhebung erfolgte mit einer innovativen Smartphone-App. Anhand der Cortisolkonzentration im Haar wurde zudem die Stressbelastung der Befragten gemessen. Auf dieser Basis lässt sich sehr differenziert untersuchen, wie sich kritische Lebensereignisse - wie ein Eintritt in Arbeitslosigkeit - auf das Wohlbefinden auswirken. Zielgruppe der Befragung waren Personen, die sich zunächst arbeitsuchend gemeldet hatten. Denn ein zentrales Ziel des Projektes war es, den Auswirkungen des Eintritts in Arbeitslosigkeit auf die verschiedenen Facetten des Wohlbefindens nachzugehen. Nur ein Teil der Personen, die sich als arbeitssuchend registrieren, wird tatsächlich arbeitslos. Damit steht eine natürliche Vergleichsgruppe für diejenigen Personen zur Verfügung, die tatsächlich arbeitslos werden. Dies gilt insbesondere für Personen, die von Massenentlassungen und Betriebsschließungen betroffen waren. Denn bei diesen hängt die Wahrscheinlichkeit des Arbeitsplatzverlustes vornehmlich von externen Faktoren ab. Insgesamt nahmen anfangs knapp 1.900 Personen an einer ersten Kohorte und knapp 1.000 Personen an einer zweiten Kohorte des GJSP teil. Zwei Methodenberichte erläutern das Design der Befragung und die Selektion in die Befragung in Detail (Hetschko et al. 2022, Schmidtke et al. 2023). Das GJSP ermöglicht es unter anderem, die unmittelbaren Effekte des Eintritts in Arbeitslosigkeit bei zuvor arbeitssuchend gemeldeten Personen zu untersuchen. Wie ein erstes Teilprojekt (Lawes et al. 2023) zeigt, hat Arbeitslosigkeit unmittelbare negative Effekte auf die Zufriedenheit mit dem Haushaltseinkommen. Bei Personen, die sich aufgrund einer Entlassungswelle arbeitssuchend gemeldet hatten, sank mit Eintritt in die Arbeitslosigkeit auch unmittelbar die Lebenszufriedenheit. Wenn Personen aus anderen Gründen arbeitslos wurden, stieg beim Eintritt in die Arbeitslosigkeit hingegen die Zufriedenheit mit der Freizeit, und die Lebenszufriedenheit sank erst mit fortschreitender Zeit in Arbeitslosigkeit. Andere untersuchte Dimensionen des Wohlbefindens veränderten sich hingegen durch den Eintritt der Arbeitslosigkeit nicht signifikant. Durch die wiederholte Messung von Haarcortisol untersuchte ein weiteres Teilprojekt (Lawes et al. 2022) erstmals, wie sich die Arbeitssuche auf einen Biomarker für chronischen Stress auswirkt. Der Cortisolgehalt war kurz nach der Meldung als „arbeitsuchend“ am höchsten - also in einer Zeit mit tendenziell hoher Unsicherheit bezüglich der beruflichen Zukunft. In der Folge sank das Haarcortisol - unabhängig davon, ob die Betroffenen tatsächlich arbeitslos wurden. Zudem hatten bereits länger arbeitslose Personen eine höhere Haarcortisol-Konzentration, wenn sie ihre Wiederbeschäftigungschancen vergleichsweise schlecht einschätzten. Körperlichen Stress löst der Eintritt in Arbeitslosigkeit also nur dann aus, wenn Menschen davon ausgehen, dass ihre Wiederbeschäftigungsmöglichkeiten gering sind. Schmidtke et al. (2023) zeigten schließlich in einem weiteren Teilprojekt, dass die Covid19-Pandemie nur schwache und vorübergehende Effekte auf die allgemeine Lebenszufriedenheit hatte. Die mentale Gesundheit der Befragten war hingegen stärker beeinträchtigt. Insbesondere traf dies auf Menschen in Kurzarbeit zu. Insgesamt zeigten sich aber gewisse Anpassungseffekte an die Krise: Die zweite Welle der Pandemie wirkte sich geringer auf die Lebenszufriedenheit und die mentale Gesundheit aus als die erste Welle." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Sypniewska, Barbara, Małgorzata Baran & Monika Kłos (2023): Work engagement and employee satisfaction in the practice of sustainable human resource management – based on the study of Polish employees. In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Jg. 19, H. 3, S. 1069-1100. DOI:10.1007/s11365-023-00834-9

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"Sustainable human resource management (SHRM) views employees as a very important resource for the organisation, while paying close attention to their preferences, needs, and perspectives. The individual is an essential element of SHRM. The article focuses on analyzing selected SHRM issues related to the individual employee's level of job engagement and employee satisfaction. The main objective of our study was to identify individual-level correlations between factors affecting employee satisfaction, such as: workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, job engagement, and employee satisfaction. Based on the results of a systematic literature review, we posed the following research question: is there any relation between factors affecting employee satisfaction (employee workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, work engagement) and employee satisfaction in the SHRM context? To answer the research question, we have conducted a quantitative study on the sample of 1051 employees in companies in Poland and posed five hypotheses (H1-H5). The research findings illustrate that higher level of employee workplace well-being (H1), employee development, (H2), employee retention (H3) was related to higher level of employee engagement (H4), which in turn led to higher level of employee satisfaction. The results show the mediating role of employee engagement in the relationship between workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, and employee satisfaction (H5). The presented results contribute to the development of research on work engagement and job satisfaction in the practice of SHRM. By examining the impact of individual-level factors on job satisfaction, we explain which workplace factors should be addressed to increase an employee satisfaction and work engagement. The set of practical implications for managers implementing SHRM in the organization is discussed at the end of the paper." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Valet, Peter (2023): Perceptions of Pay Satisfaction and Pay Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin? In: Social indicators research, Jg. 166, H. 1, S. 157-173. DOI:10.1007/s11205-022-03059-5

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"Individual perceptions of pay satisfaction and pay justice are closely related social indicators. Notwithstanding their apparent resemblance, there are essential theoretical differences between those two concepts. Yet, we know little if people merely consider pay satisfaction and pay justice as two sides of the same coin. This paper theorizes two situations in which people's perceptions of pay satisfaction and pay justice should differ in meaningful ways. First, their pay level should affect people's self-interest and thus have a stronger effect on their pay satisfaction than on pay justice. Second, pay inequality in the workplace should affect people morally and thus should have a stronger effect on their pay justice perception than on pay satisfaction. These hypotheses were tested with linked employer-employee data collected in Germany (N = 2.695). Results of regression analyses with multiple dependent variables show that people's pay satisfaction and pay justice perceptions increased with the level of their individual pay and decreased with the degree of workplace inequality. The pay effect was significantly stronger on pay satisfaction than on pay justice while the workplace inequality effects did not differ significantly. These results suggest that people under specific circumstances differentiate between pay satisfaction and pay justice. Consequently, researchers should consider that their results and conclusions might differ if they analyze pay satisfaction instead of pay justice and vice versa." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Wen, Le, Sholeh A. Maani & Zhi Dong (2023): Educational job mismatch, job satisfaction, on-the-job training, and employee quit behaviour: a dynamic analytical approach. In: Applied Economics, Jg. 55, H. 56, S. 6605-6626. DOI:10.1080/00036846.2022.2161990

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"This paper extends the literature on the consequences of over-education, in particular quit outcomes. It is the first study that explicitly tests the impact of job satisfaction and on-the-job training for workers in educational mismatched jobs and on quit behaviour using a longitudinal data set. Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity and endogeneity, the dynamic analytical framework examines labour market outcomes for job-mismatched workers. We find that over-education alone, or accompanied by skill under-utilization in combination with lower job satisfaction, increases the incidences of job quitting. Opportunities for training facilitate the retention of initially job-mismatched workers. These results have implications for interpreting mismatch data, retention, and resource allocation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Wen, Sebastian & Sabrina Schmidt (2023): Die Arbeitszufriedenheit von Fachkräften im Sozialwesen und ihre Determinanten. In: Neue Praxis, Jg. 53, H. 5, S. 404-420.

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"Der Beitrag von Sebastian Wen und Sabrina Schmidt beschäftigt sich mit der Arbeitszufriedenheit von Fachkräften im Sozialwesen. Zunächst werden die theoretischen Überlegungen und der entsprechende Forschungsstand dargelegt. Anschließend werden die für die vorliegenden Analysen genutzten Daten, alle vorgenommenen Operationalisierungen und das verwendete Analysesample erläutert. Auf dieser Basis werden die Ergebnisse präsentiert und interpretiert sowie schließlich in einem Fazit zusammengefasst und mit Blick auf mögliche Restriktionen und Anschlussfragen diskutiert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Zhang, Yue & Xinxing Duan (2023): Job demands, job resources and postdoctoral job satisfaction: An empirical study based on the data from 2020 Nature global postdoctoral survey. In: PLoS ONE, Jg. 18. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0293653

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"Postdocs encounter numerous hurdles in terms of their professional survival and academic development, as a result of institutional reform and the prevailing academic environment. These challenges significantly impact their job satisfaction, which in turn plays a crucial role in shaping their scientific research career trajectory. To facilitate the advancement of relevant systems and augment the job satisfaction of postdocs, this study employs the 2020 Nature Global Postdoctoral Survey data to conduct a comprehensive analysis. Utilizing descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis, the impact of job characteristic elements on postdoctoral job satisfaction was examined within the theoretical framework of the Job Requirements-Resources (JD-R) model, as well as the mechanisms by which job characteristic elements impact postdoctoral job satisfaction. It was found that job demands and job resources negatively and positively predicted postdoctoral job satisfaction, respectively, with job burnout and job engagement playing a partial mediating role. Job demands can drive postdocs to develop negative coping psychology and limit the motivating effect of job resources on job engagement; job resources can act as a buffer to reduce the probability of postdocs experiencing job burnout as a result of job demands. The aforementioned findings generally support the applicability of the JD-R model to postdocs, theoretically revealing the intrinsic psychological mechanisms by which job characteristics influence postdoctoral job satisfaction and providing theoretical supplements and practical references for postdoctoral training and management." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Aggarwal, Arun, Priyanka Sadhna, Sahil Gupta, Amit Mittal & Sanjay Rastogi (2022): Gen Z entering the workforce: Restructuring HR policies and practices for fostering the task performance and organizational commitment. In: Journal of Public Affairs, Jg. 22. DOI:10.1002/pa.2535

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"Generation Z, the youngest generation is steadily entering the workforce with an entirely unique perspective on careers and workplace norms. Employers need to embrace this generation cohort and use their strengths while providing meaningful work. In this regard, the paper aims to examine the influence of HR policies and practices on Generation Z, toward job satisfaction using the attraction‐selection‐attrition (ASA) theory and self‐determination theory (SDT). Incorporating structural equation modeling, on a sample of 493 Generation Z employees, this paper came up with findings that flexible work practices, reward and recognition, compensation and benefits, feedback‐seeking behavior and volunteering work positively influence Gen Z. In addition, this paper also reveals that job satisfaction mediates the relationship between HR practices, task performance, and affective organizational commitment. The paper is a novel attempt to sensitize the employers to look beyond the surface by orchestrating a new model for meeting Gen Z expectations. The implications of these findings for theory and practice, as well as its limitations and future directions, conclude the paper." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Altonji, Joseph G., John Eric Humphries & Ling Zhong (2022): The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men. (IZA discussion paper 15010), Bonn, 95 S.

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"This paper uses a college-by-graduate degree fixed effects estimator to evaluate the returns to 19 different graduate degrees for men and women. We find substantial variation across degrees, and evidence that OLS over-estimates the returns to degrees with the highest average earnings and underestimates the returns to degrees with the lowest average earnings. Second, we decompose the impacts on earnings into effects on wage rates and effects on hours. For most degrees, the earnings gains come from increased wage rates, though hours play an important role in some degrees, such as medicine, especially for women. Third, we estimate the net present value and internal rate of return for each degree, which account for the time and monetary costs of degrees. Finally, we provide descriptive evidence that satisfaction gains are large for some degrees with smaller economic returns, such as education and humanities degrees, especially for men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Andrea, Sarah B., Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot, Vanessa M. Oddo, Trevor Peckham, Daniel Jacoby & Anjum Hajat (2022): Beyond Hours Worked and Dollars Earned: Multidimensional EQ, Retirement Trajectories and Health in Later Life. In: Work, Aging and Retirement, Jg. 8, H. 1, S. 51-73. DOI:10.1093/workar/waab012

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"The working lives of Americans have become less stable over the past several decades and older adults may be particularly vulnerable to these changes in employment quality (EQ). We aimed to develop a multidimensional indicator of EQ among older adults and identify EQ and retirement trajectories in the United States. Using longitudinal data on employment stability, material rewards, workers ’ rights, working-time arrangements, unionization, and interpersonal power relations from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we used principal component analysis to construct an EQ score. Then, we used sequence analysis to identify late-career EQ trajectories (age 50–70 years; N = 11,958 respondents), overall and by sociodemographics (race, gender, educational attainment, marital status). We subsequently examined the sociodemographic, employment, and health profiles of these trajectories. We identified 10 EQ trajectories; the most prevalent trajectories were Minimally Attached and Wealthy (13.9%) and Good EQ to Well-off Retirement (13.7%), however, 42% of respondents were classified into suboptimal trajectories. Those in suboptimal trajectories were disproportionately women, people of color, and less-educated. Individuals in the Poor EQ to Delayed and Poor Retirement and Unattached and Poor clusters self-reported the greatest prevalence of poor health and depression, while individuals in the Wealthy Business Owners and Great EQ to Well-off Retirement clusters self-reported the lowest prevalence of poor health and depression at baseline. Trajectories were substantially constrained for women of color. Although our study demonstrates EQ is inequitably distributed in later life, labor organizing and policy change may afford opportunities to improve EQ and retirement among marginalized populations." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Asuyama, Yoko (2022): Doing boss-like tasks and worker well-being: Job enrichment revisited. In: Labour, Jg. 36, H. 2, S. 196-230. DOI:10.1111/labr.12217

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"This study revisits the relationship between job enrichment and worker well-being by analysing worker-level data from around 20 countries. Job enrichment, which vertically expands jobs, is primarily measured by the novel ‘boss-like tasks’ indicator, constructed from 42 task-frequency data. The aim of job enrichment is to motivate workers. However, the study finds that even though average non-boss workers doing more boss-like tasks earn higher wages, they are not necessarily more satisfied with their jobs. The non-positive or slightly negative association with satisfaction becomes positive when workers have low-skilled blue-collar jobs or when tasks involving planning and organizing are enriched." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Bech, Katarzyna, Magdalena Smyk, Lucas van der Velde & Joanna Tyrowicz (2022): Matching it up: non-standard work and job satisfaction. (GRAPE working paper / Group for Research in Applied Economics 72), Warszawa, 37 S.

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"We leverage the flexibility enactment theory to study the link between working arrangements and job satisfaction. We propose that this link is moderated by individual inclination to non-standard working arrangements. Thus, we provide novel insights on the (mis)match between preferred and actual working arrangements. We apply this approach to data from the European Working Conditions Survey and empirically characterize the extent of mismatch in working arrangements across European countries. We shed new light on several phenomena. First, the extent of mismatch is substantial and reallocating workers between jobs could substantially boost overall job satisfaction in European countries. Second, the mismatch more frequently affects women and parents. Finally, we demonstrate that the extent of mismatch differs across European countries, which hints that one-size-fits-all policies, whether they deregulate or curb non-standard arrangements, are not likely to maximize the happiness of workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Beckmann, Michael & Matthias Kräkel (2022): Empowerment, Task Commitment, and Performance Pay. In: Journal of labor economics, Jg. 40, H. 4, S. 889-938. DOI:10.1086/718465

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"Although, from the viewpoint of social psychology, task commitment is a driving force for intrinsic motivation at the workplace, this topic has been widely ignored in labor and personnel economics so far. Our paper contributes to reduce this gap in the literature by offering a theoretical analysis on worker empowerment and task commitment. This approach also helps to explain the observed variety of compensation schemes across workers and firms. By using a large-scale linked employer-employee panel data set, we present empirical evidence that is consistent with the predicted patterns of our theoretical model." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Berroth, Lara, Dominik Adrian, Kolja Briedis & Antje Wegner (2022): Beschäftigungsbedingungen für junge Forscher*innen - ein empirischer Beitrag zu #IchBinHanna. (DZHW-Brief 2022,04), Hannover, 12 S. DOI:10.34878/2022.04.dzhw_brief

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"Die durchschnittliche Vertragslaufzeit der an Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen beschäftigten Promovierenden beträgt 27 Monate. 26 Prozent haben einen Arbeitsvertrag mit einer Laufzeit von bis zu 12 Monaten. Auch wenn sich somit gegenüber älteren Studien eine Entwicklung zu längeren Vertragslaufzeiten abzeichnet, bleibt dennoch eine Lücke zwischen den Vertragslaufzeiten von Promovierenden und den tatsächlichen Promotionsdauern. Die subjektive Einschätzung der Finanzierungs- und Beschäftigungssituation fällt überwiegend positiv aus: Etwa drei Viertel der Promovierenden sind damit zufrieden. Im Durchschnitt wenden Promovierende mit einem Arbeitsvertrag an einer Hochschule oder Forschungseinrichtung 23 Stunden pro Woche für ihre Promotion auf. Regelungen zur Promotionszeit werden im Arbeitsvertrag oder der Promotionsvereinbarung selten getroffen. Sie garantieren aber meist einen recht hohen Zeitanteil der Arbeitszeit für die Promotion bzw. gehen mit einer höheren Zahl an aufgewendeten Wochenstunden für die Promotion einher. Im Vergleich mit Hochschulabsolvent*innen, die in anderen Bereichen erwerbstätig sind, zeigen Promovierende mit einer Stelle in der Wissenschaft in vielen Teilaspekten der Beschäftigung eine höhere (berufliche) Zufriedenheit. Deutlich unzufriedener sind sie jedoch mit der Arbeitsplatzsicherheit. Zentrale Ergebnisse zur Finanzierungs- und Beschäftigungssituation Promovierender sowie zu zahlreichen weiteren Themen finden sich unter nacaps-datenportal.de." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Boehnlein, Philipp & Matthias Baum (2022): Does job crafting always lead to employee well-being and performance? Meta-analytical evidence on the moderating role of societal culture. In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Jg. 33, H. 4, S. 647-685. DOI:10.1080/09585192.2020.1737177

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"We quantitatively summarize existing studies on job crafting and its effects on well-being and individual in-role and extra-role performance. We differentiate job crafting behaviors by target of impact (individual vs. work environment) and regulatory focus (prevention vs. promotion focus). Drawing on 60 independent samples with a total of 20,547 participants, we use meta-analysis to show that promotion-oriented job crafting can be associated with increased well-being and both in-role and extra-role performance. Prevention-oriented crafting yielded partially significant results for well-being while showing non-significant relationships with both performance outcomes. Drawing on previous findings of the GLOBE study, we further show that the effects of job crafting on both in-role and extra-role performance are partially moderated by the cultural practices of in-group collectivism, future orientation, performance orientation, and uncertainty avoidance. By doing so, we illuminate the cultural circumstances under which job crafting behaviors are more suitable and where job crafting is less effective as a way to improve individuals’ performance." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))"We quantitatively summarize existing studies on job crafting and its effects on well-being and individual in-role and extra-role performance. We differentiate job crafting behaviors by target of impact (individual vs. work environment) and regulatory focus (prevention vs. promotion focus). Drawing on 60 independent samples with a total of 20,547 participants, we use meta-analysis to show that promotion-oriented job crafting can be associated with increased well-being and both in-role and extra-role performance. Prevention-oriented crafting yielded partially significant results for well-being while showing non-significant relationships with both performance outcomes. Drawing on previous findings of the GLOBE study, we further show that the effects of job crafting on both in-role and extra-role performance are partially moderated by the cultural practices of in-group collectivism, future orientation, performance orientation, and uncertainty avoidance. By doing so, we illuminate the cultural circumstances under which job crafting behaviors are more suitable and where job crafting is less effective as a way to improve individuals’ performance." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))756k

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Bölsch-Peterka, Ronja, Martin Krowicki, Aliena Schmidtke & Irina Böckelmann (2022): Durchführung von digitalen Arbeitssituationsanalysen für die mobil-flexible Arbeit zur Erhebung von psychischen Belastungsfolgen. Befragung von Mitarbeiter*innen einer öffentlichen Verwaltung zu Homeoffice – Erfahrungen während der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie. In: Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie, Jg. 72, H. 3, S. 115-128. DOI:10.1007/s40664-022-00460-2

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"Im Zuge der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie wurde die Arbeit in vielen Betrieben nach Hause verlagert und innerhalb kurzer Zeit hat sich die Arbeitssituation der Beschäftigten schnell verändert. Um mögliche Belastungen zu identifizieren und gesundheitliche Ressourcen auszubauen, sind fundierte Analysen der Arbeitssituation notwendig. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, auch in Zeiten mit Kontaktbeschränkungen, fundierte Analysen im Bereich des Betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagements anzubieten. Mithilfe von digitalen Arbeitssituationsanalysen (ASITA) sollte die Homeoffice-Tätigkeit in einer öffentlichen Verwaltung erfasst und Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet werden. Mittels digitaler ASITAs wurden 3 Gruppen (16 Beschäftigte) zu ihrer Arbeitssituation im Homeoffice befragt. Eingeschlossen wurden Beschäftigte, die innerhalb der letzten 12 Wochen vor der Befragung an mindestens 2 Tagen pro Woche im Homeoffice gearbeitet haben. Das Arbeiten im Homeoffice stellt Anforderungen an die Beschäftigten, die wiederum positive als auch negative Beanspruchungsfolgen mit sich bringen. Aufseiten der Arbeitsorganisation ergaben sich individuelle Vorteile, wie der Wegfall von Arbeitswegen oder eine bessere Zeiteinteilung. Hinsichtlich der Kommunikation im Unternehmen fehlten klare Strukturen zur Arbeit im Homeoffice. Digitale ASITAs können ein aussagekräftiges Instrument sein, um gesundheitliche Belastungen und Ressourcen auch in Unternehmen mit mobil-flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen zu untersuchen. Wie am Beispiel der Pandemie gezeigt, bedingt ein Wandel der Arbeitssituation einen kontinuierlichen Reflexionsprozess, bei dem die Gesundheit der Beschäftigten eine wesentliche Säule sein muss." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Carleton, Cheryl & Mary T. Kelly (2022): Happy at Work - Possible at Any Age? (Villanova School of Business working paper 51), Villanova, PA, 31 S.

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"With the growing attachment of older workers to the labor force and their engagement in alternative work arrangements, it is important to investigate the characteristics of older cohorts of individuals who are in the labor market and the factors that influence job satisfaction, as job satisfaction may be a predictor of which older individuals are likely to continue to work and in what type of work arrangement. This study uses several recent years of the General Social Survey to both explore the characteristics of older workers and investigate what contributes to job satisfaction, controlling for both gender and work arrangement. It splits the sample of workers into two cohorts to test for differences in job satisfaction between those who are nearing retirement age (55-64) and those who continue to work post the traditional retirement age (65-80). For the sample as a whole, and similar to other studies, we find that job satisfaction is higher for women and for those who work in alternative work arrangements as compared to those in regular jobs. We also find that there are differences in what contributes to job satisfaction between the two groups of older workers. These outcomes may inform firms about what they might do in order to keep these workers as well as informing the government on whether it is necessary to rethink how some benefits are both provided and paid for." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))