News tagged with work satisfaction

The general link between worker happiness and productivity challenged

Managers encouraging employees to be more proactive and flexible do make gains in performance and productivity. But this is at the expense of employee job satisfaction, according to the latest research in the journal Human Re ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Trans-parency' in the workplace

Transsexual individuals who identify themselves as such in the workplace are more likely to have greater satisfaction and commitment to their job than transsexuals who do not, according to a new study from Rice University ...

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created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slackers a drag at work

Sole source of trouble ... one lazy worker can affect a whole team

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

To boost customer satisfaction, owners should pay attention to employee job satisfaction

Previous studies have shown that customer satisfaction plays a key role in the health and future success of any company. When customers are satisfied, they keep coming back to the same store and invite their friends to do ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Teleworkers more satisfied than office-based employees

Employees who telecommute the majority of the work week are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those working mostly in the office because working remotely alleviates more stress than it creates, according to a new ...

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created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Analysis shows stress on clinicians can be effectively measured

It's no surprise that being a physician is a very stressful job and carries a lot of responsibility with it.

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created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Telecommuters with flextime stay balanced up to 19 hours longer

Not surprising: Telecommuters balance work and family life better than office workers.

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created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Workplace friendships can distract yet provide valuable info for employees

(PhysOrg.com) -- It pays to keep employees who are good friends side by side in the workplace, suggests a University of Florida study that finds pals often help each other by working closely on a job but can reduce productivity ...

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created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baroque classical music in the reading room may improve mood and productivity

Baroque classical music in the reading room can help improve radiologists work lives, potentially improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of Maryland in ...

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0