How Perceived Organizational Support, Identification with Organization and Work Engagement Influence Job Satisfaction: A Gender-Based Perspective

Carla Mascarenhas, Anderson Rei Galvão and Carla Susana Marques
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Carla Mascarenhas: CETRAD Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000 Vila Real, Portugal
Anderson Rei Galvão: CETRAD Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000 Vila Real, Portugal
Carla Susana Marques: CETRAD Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000 Vila Real, Portugal

Administrative Sciences, 2022, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to analyze the effects of work engagement, identification with an organization and perceived organizational support on job satisfaction and how these issues vary with gender. Data were collected in a public higher education institution with a questionnaire applied to professors and support staff. The data collected from the 171 employees allowed the development of a structural equation model. The results suggest that work engagement constructs have a greater effect on job satisfaction for female employees, whereas the impact of perceived organizational support on job satisfaction is stronger for male workers. The analysis also revealed that identification with the organization does not influence job satisfaction differently in terms of gender. The findings of this study contribute to the body of empirical knowledge on how the influence of factors on job satisfaction, such as engagement at work, perceived organizational support and identification with the organization, varies by gender.

Keywords: job satisfaction; work engagement; perceived organizational support; organizational identification; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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