The Effects of Work Values and Work Centrality on Job Satisfaction. A Study With Older Spanish Workers

Alejandro Orgambídez-Ramos (), M. Isabel Mendoza-Sierra () and Jean-Christophe Giger ()
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Alejandro Orgambídez-Ramos: University of Algarve, Postal: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, http://fchs.ualg.pt/home/
M. Isabel Mendoza-Sierra: University of Algarve, Postal: Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences University of Huelva, Spain, http://www.uhu.es/departamentos/dpee.htm
Jean-Christophe Giger: University of Algarve, Postal: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, http://fchs.ualg.pt/home/

Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, 2013, vol. 1, issue 3, 179-186

Abstract: Since workforces are ageing throughout Europe, interest in the role of age in the workplace is increasing. Older workers with high work centrality are more likely to negotiate a relational contract and express higher levels of job satisfaction than older workers with low work centrality (Armstrong-Stassen and Schlosser, 2008). This study examines the role of work centrality and valued work outcomes as antecedents of job satisfaction. A cross sectional study using questionnaires was conducted. The sample consisted of 203 Spanish employees (Mage = 55.78, SD = 3.01). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses have revealed that job satisfaction was significantly predicted by needed income and work centrality. When work is not an important part of older workers’ lives, they will prefer extrinsic outcomes and will not invest in the relationship with their organization (Grant & Wade-Benzoni, 2009). Implications for research and theory are explored in the conclusion.

Keywords: Job Satisfaction; Work Values; Ageism; Work Centrality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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