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The relationship between pay and job satisfaction: A meta-analysis of the literature
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Empirical studies find only marginal or mixed results for the pay level-job satisfaction relationship.
“In contrast to this prevailing image of pay level as a facilitator of job satisfaction, empirical studies find only marginal or mixed results for the pay level-job satisfaction relationship (see a meta-analysis by Judge et al., 2010).”
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- Authors
- Judge, T. A., Piccolo, R. F., Podsakoff, N. P., Shaw, J. C., & Rich, B. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Rollins College (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Jacksonville University (US)
- California State University, San Marcos (US)
- Corresponding author
- Judge, Timothy A.
- Venue
- Journal of Vocational Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-10
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-167
- ISSN
- 0001-8791 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2115486280
- Cited by
- 729
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Vocational Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Management
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
- Keywords
- wage levels, job satisfaction, pay satisfaction, compensation
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