Entrepreneurial Job Characteristics: An Examination of Their Effect on Entrepreneurial Satisfaction (Report) Entrepreneurial Job Characteristics: An Examination of Their Effect on Entrepreneurial Satisfaction (Report)

Entrepreneurial Job Characteristics: An Examination of Their Effect on Entrepreneurial Satisfaction (Report‪)‬

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice 2009, May, 33, 3

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The present study examined the effect of four core job characteristics on job satisfaction for entrepreneurs and a comparison group of nonfounding top managers. Significant mean differences were found between the entrepreneurs and nonfounding top managers on job satisfaction and all four job characteristics. Moreover, the results showed similar patterns of significant associations between the job characteristics and job satisfaction for the entrepreneurs and nonfounding top managers. Yet, the regression lines were found to be significantly different. Lastly, the results showed the following job characteristics were significant predictors of entrepreneurial job satisfaction: autonomy, variety, and feedback. Introduction

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2009
May 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
54
Pages
PUBLISHER
Baylor University
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
350.3
KB

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