Understanding job satisfaction in a labor intensive sector: Empirical evidence from the Ethiopian cut flower industry

Lotte Staelens, Céline Louche () and D’Haese, Marijke

No 182815, 2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: This paper analyses the determinants of job satisfaction in the cut flower industry in Ethiopia. Using primary survey data of 358 workers and focus groups conducted in 5 similar farms, we find that organizational extrinsic rewards are the main determinants of job satisfaction. Intrinsic and social extrinsic rewards however, appear to have little predictive power. Moreover our findings suggest that there are no gender differences in levels and predictors of job satisfaction, however we do find educational differences and explain why. To end, we discuss the implications of this study along with limitations and suggestions for future research.

Keywords: Labor; and; Human; Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2014-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.182815

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