JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE AMONG THESE TWO?

Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

Motivation and Job Satisfaction as the most discussed topic in Organizational behaviour have accumulated huge numbers of empirical researches over years. Both these two factors have been proven as main contribution factors towards effectiveness and efficiency of business organizations. Although most of empirical researches have concluded their finding with positive relationships between Motivation and Job Satisfaction, as well as complement relationship between Motivation and Job Satisfaction towards other organizational variables. However, conclusion cannot simply draw that Job Satisfaction equal to Motivation or vice versa. As such, this article literally declares separate treatments for the two Motivation and Job Satisfaction so that factors under these two categories of studies that may affect organizational variable can be more identifiable.

Authors and Affiliations

Tan Shen Kian| Email: shenkian@yahoo.com, Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff| Faculty of Technology Management and Business University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Email: fauziahy@uthm.edu.my, Sivan Rajah| Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Email: schruti06@yahoo.com

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Tan Shen Kian, Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff, Sivan Rajah (2014). JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE AMONG THESE TWO?. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 3(2), 94-102. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-10396