Mixing the human cocktail of employee contentment: Direct lessons from Taiwan's construction sector on enhancing job satisfaction, performance, and retention

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

This research paper concentrates on emotionally intelligent ways of tracking employee contentment, as a route to understanding how job satisfaction manifests. The Taiwanese survey results revealed that employee's experiencing contentment strongly boosts their job satisfaction, their work performance, and their intention to stay working at the company. Job satisfaction most powerfully drives intention to stay, while contentment is best at driving work performance. The most powerful upward shift in employee contentment was derived from the organizational context, followed by intrinsic motivation, and finally by extrinsic motivation.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2022), "Mixing the human cocktail of employee contentment: Direct lessons from Taiwan's construction sector on enhancing job satisfaction, performance, and retention", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-11-2021-0228