How to increase job satisfaction: the role of participative decisions and feeling trusted
ISSN: 0142-5455
Article publication date: 28 May 2021
Issue publication date: 1 October 2021
Abstract
Purpose
In the last few years a new management style and paradigm has emerged with the aim of improving employee motivation, commitment and satisfaction through participatory management practices and more democratic organizational structures. Based on this new paradigm, this study examines the consequences of participative decision making for job satisfaction and trust.
Design/methodology/approach
To examine the proposed relationships structural equation modelling was used on a sample of 3,364 employees conducted by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound).
Findings
Results confirm that participative decisions positively influence job satisfaction both directly and indirectly by means of employees' perception of trust.
Originality/value
Based on democratic management style, this study shows how participative decisions and trust can increase job satisfaction.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the UJI Research Programmes (UJI-B2019-04 and UJI-A2019-22). We would also like to thank Mary Savage for providing language help.
Citation
Guinot, J., Monfort, A. and Chiva, R. (2021), "How to increase job satisfaction: the role of participative decisions and feeling trusted", Employee Relations, Vol. 43 No. 6, pp. 1397-1413. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-10-2020-0462
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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