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Abstract:
Job satisfaction is a subjective phenomenon in a business that aids in the achievement of positive organizational
performance and the maintenance of the overall working environment. Performance within an organization is
largely influenced by employee output, and employees' work performance output is mainly affected by
workplace job satisfaction. This study found that organizational behavioral factors have a direct effect on job
satisfaction in relation to organizational performance. The study is focused on determining the many critical
elements that have a significant impact on organizational performance and job satisfaction in a given firm. The
study's findings indicate that organizational behavior influences job satisfaction via having an impact on
organizational performance.
Keywords: Organization Behavior; Job Satisfaction; Motivational Factors; Superstore Retail Organization
DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/13-3-02
Publication date: February 28th 2023
1. INTRODUCTION
Job satisfaction is correlated with how well an employee's expectations for their job match their actual
experiences in the workplace. A worker's expectations of the job have been considered in certain research when
examining job satisfaction. Although there are many different ways to define job satisfaction, all of these
definitions agree that a satisfied worker enjoys their work, has a feeling of dedication to their work, and is
content with their work and/or aspects associated with their work. Improving leader attitudes will raise
employees' overall job satisfaction and serve as a foundation for employee engagement (Alan H. Rosenstein,
2015). Job satisfaction is the emotional reaction of a worker he has towards his/her job after a comparison of the
outputs he /she expects or desires with real outputs (Cranny et al., 1992). The employee’s attitude towards
her/his work shows job satisfaction if it reflects the positive mood, but job dissatisfaction is demonstrated if it
reflects the negative mood (Dinler, 2010). Efficient employees are considered as the most valuable asset for an
organization. Qualified, devoted & skilled employees of an organization are needed to achieve its goal (Nahar et
al., 2008). Employee’s devotion, loyalty, skill and the likes are influenced by the level of employee’s job
satisfaction. Cetin (2011) has defined job satisfaction as the extent to which the employees like what they do.
According to Vroom (1964), job satisfaction is a worker’s positive or negative emotional reaction to his/her role
at work or in work-related matters.The motivating elements (the nature of work, the achievement from their
work, the recognition, the responsibility that is granted to them, and opportunities for personal growth and
advancement) assist employees in determining their value in relation to the value placed on them by the
company (Baah and Amoako, 2011). Additionally, this may enhance employees' levels of motivation, which will
ultimately increase their internal contentment, which will lead to satisfaction.
Organizational behavior (OB) simply refers to the way people behave in organizations and the relationship
between human behaviors and organizational settings. The challenge for organizations today is to institute a new
organizational culture that reflects shared values, regardless of previous organizational affiliation, or geographic
location. While managing change, organizations will have to become more psychologically minded; that is, they
will have to understand the personalities of their subordinates better, particularly the unconscious factors in
motivation (Newstrom, 2008). Diagnosing organizational behavior is an ongoing cycle of recognizing areas of
concerns, explaining the short term and long-term implications of each behavior, and continuously developing
best practices and strategies that can help an organization transform into a robust, high-performing, and dynamic
entity (Kaifi, 2011). Organizational behavior is particularly interested in the distinctive behavior displayed by a
specific individual inside an organization, because human behavior is essential to performance and
organizational effectiveness. Organizational behavior emphasizes both social dynamics and the fundamentals of
systems thinking. Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior in groups and organizations. It can be
broadly split into two categories: the organization's perspective on individuals and the human perspective on the
organization (Sule & Priansa, 2018). The cornerstone of corporate human resources is the study of organizational
behavior, which encompasses fields of study devoted to enhancing job satisfaction, job performance, and
creativity.
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2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior is the academic study of how individuals behave in groups, and its concepts are mostly
used in efforts to improve corporate operations effectively and efficiently. Organizational behavior includes the
layout of the workplace as well as the psychological, emotional, and interpersonal behavioral dynamics that
affect organizational effectiveness. Organizational behavior (OB) or organisational behaviour is the "study
of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and
the organization itself (Moorhead & Griffin, 1995). Individual’s exhibit certain behaviors when they are in
groups or when they are assigned organizational roles, OB is the study of such behaviors and how they affect
organizations.
Organizational behavior has the aim of improving the attitudes of workers at their workplace, enhancing
organizational leadership, promoting job innovation, and satisfaction, among others. Organizational behavior
implies that effective leadership must be based on understanding rather than on techniques alone, on mature
relationships of mutual trust rather than on manipulation. Nelson and Quick (2003) organizational behavior is
primarily concerned with the psychological, interpersonal, and behavioral dynamics in organizations necessary
for performance festiveness. Organizational behavior seeks to understand why one person could respond
favorably to a scenario while another responds badly to the same circumstance. Good organizational behavior is
typically observed in the actions of workers who are familiar with one another, share goals, are connected,
communicate, can lead and be led, and have responsibilities and a division of labor as a way to contribute to the
organization. Such conduct will have an impact on the most powerful organizations and wheels.
Organizational behavior is a field of study to research and examine the consequences of organizational
actors and structures in organizations with a view to implementing science and knowledge to improve the
organization (Sule & Priansa, 2018). According to Kreitner and Kinicki (2004) there are three basic levels of
analysis in organizational behaviour, which are; individual, group and organizational levels. While the
individuals and groups bring their skills, knowledge, values, motives and attitudes into the organization, thereby
affecting the organization, the organization on the other hand, modifies or restructures the individuals and groups
through its own system of operations. Organizational behavior is not only bound towards the enhancement of the
effectiveness of organizations, it is the field that seeks enhanced knowledge of behavior in organizational
settings through the scientific study of individual, group, organizational processes politics and power, and the
goal of such knowledge being the enhancement of both organizational effectiveness and individual well-being
(Sidle, 2008; Strohmair, 2013; Swanson, 2015; Williams and Anderson, 1991). However, organizational
behavior has a great impact on employee job satisfaction at the workplace of a company.
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Organ (1977) has especially emphasized that the provision of job satisfaction to the employee is an act of
increasing the organizational effectiveness, i.e. performance, with the social change theory, while Lawler and
Porter (1967) have highlighted that job satisfaction is a result of performance with the expectancy theory.
Performance is the practices and behaviors that are useful in fulfilling the objectives established by the
organization and depend on the employee (Bashur et al., 2007: 190). Thus, we can say that the organizational
performance is the sum of the individual performances of the employees within the organization.
This is due to the fact that organizational success is typically based on organizational performance, which is
heavily reliant on the performance of each and every individual in the company (Pushpakumari, 2008). When
workers are satisfied in their work positions, they are more likely to be motivated, willing to put up more effort,
and dedicated to their job. Therefore, a company's success depends on how satisfied its employees are at their
jobs, especially when it comes to raising job performance.
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Working Conditions
Allowance
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determine the significance relationship between organizational behavior and job satisfaction in order to provide
answers to research questions.
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