Understanding pay satisfaction in public sector: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Vathsala Wickramasinghe ()
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Vathsala Wickramasinghe: University of Moratuwa

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Abstract: Purpose: The research investigated the determinants of pay satisfaction of executive-level employees in public sector of Sri Lanka, which follows an open pay system. Design/methodology/approach: The perceptions of equity, love of money, justice, and seven individual and socio-demographic characteristics were investigated as determinants of pay satisfaction. The survey methodology is used for data collection. Findings: The findings showed equity, love of money, justice, the years of work experience in public sector, the number of income earners in the family and the number of dependents in the family as the significant predictors of pay satisfaction. Gender is identified as a significant predictor of love of money. Originality/value: The study investigated the dynamics of pay satisfaction in a novel research context -i.e., public sector, an open pay system, gender equality in the pay system and an Asian developing country.

Keywords: Compensation management; Public sector employees; Perceived pay fairness; Public sector compensation; Public administration; Pay equity; Compensation fairness; Salary satisfaction; Compensation satisfaction; love of money; justice; gender; Equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Journal of Asia Business Studies, 2023, 17 (3), pp.477 - 503. ⟨10.1108/jabs-02-2021-0078⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/jabs-02-2021-0078

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