Issue 4
Vol. 44
2002

Specific influences of job satisfaction and work characteristics on the intention to quit: Results of different studies
Paulino Jiménez

Zusammenfassung
The effects of job satisfaction on the intention to quit are often measured with global measurements, therefore results often show weak effects. The cybernetic model of job satisfaction of Jiménez looks on job satisfaction as a process in time: People with higher personal aspirations and higher dissatisfaction should be found in groups with higher intention to quit. In two independent studies (N=987 and N=993) the intention to quit was measured with three items and job satisfaction was measured with the Profile Analysis of Job Satisfaction by Jiménez. Results show highly significant differences in all dimensions of job satisfaction, discriminant analyses show consistently important facets of job satisfaction which split up the groups by intention to quit.

Dr. Paulino Jiménez
University of Graz
Universitätsplatz 2/III
A-8010 Graz