The effect of the relationship between employee and his/her superior on job satisfaction at work

Download or read book The effect of the relationship between employee and his/her superior on job satisfaction at work written by Nina Buschle and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 8,0, Tilburg University, course: Work Climate Studies, language: English, abstract: The concept of job satisfaction is one of the most extensively researched areas in organisational management. In order to explain the concept, this study explores the topic job satisfaction and links it with the relationship between superior and subordinate. Based on the leader-member exchange theory the following research question is formulated: To what extent does the relationship between an employee and his/her superior affect this employees’ job satisfaction at work? This research paper is based on a study done with a sample size of 12 consultants working in a Human Resources consultancy. Data were collected through a VBBA questionnaire, then analyzed by conducting a t-test and applied to the leader-exchange theory. Results show that there is a strong correlation between a positive relationship to one’s supervisor and job satisfaction.