Temporary contracts, participation in decision making and job satisfaction in European workers

Salomé Goñi-Legaz and Andrea Ollo-López

International Journal of Manpower, 2017, vol. 38, issue 6, 875-892

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to establish to what extent temporary contract and participation in decision making impact on employees job satisfaction and to propose a model whereby participation in decision making mitigates against the negative impact that temporary work has on job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach - The authors use data for a representative sample of 14,778 employees in 23 European countries. In order to test the hypotheses, the authors use regression models and the Chow test. Findings - The results show that while temporary contracts decreases job satisfaction, participation in decision making increases it. However, autonomous teams, job autonomy, and job involvement buffer against the negative effect that temporary contract has on job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications - The use of secondary data and the non-longitudinal nature of the data set. Practical implications - The effect of participation in decision making in job satisfaction is greater for temporary workers than for permanents. Participation in decision making should not be restricted to permanent workers. Originality/value - Participation in decision making and temporary contracts has been considered incompatible practices. The paper contributes to enrich the understanding of the relationship between these practices and job satisfaction. Sample representatives support the results obtained.

Keywords: Decision making; Job satisfaction; Employee participation; Temporary workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-04-2016-0086

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