Understanding Job Satisfaction: Major Theories and Applications to Library and Information Science Professionals

More, Ramkisan and Gawande, Nilesh Understanding Job Satisfaction: Major Theories and Applications to Library and Information Science Professionals. Vidyawarta, 2024, pp. 60-62. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

The present study provides a deep understanding of job satisfaction, its factors, and its impact on library and information science professionals’ well-being and performance. The literature review identified factors influencing job satisfaction, including pay, promotion, working conditions, working environment, opportunities for professional development and increment, relationships with colleagues and management, rewards and benefits, communication with colleagues, management autonomy, and operating procedures. This study discusses the significance of these findings for library and information science professionals and suggests strategies to enhance their job satisfaction.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Job satisfaction; Job satisfaction theories; Motivation; Library and information science professionals; Academic libraries, Herzberg’s two factor theory; Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; Job characteristic model
Subjects: F. Management. > FE. Personnel management.
Depositing user: Ramkisan A. More
Date deposited: 19 May 2025 08:14
Last modified: 19 May 2025 08:14
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/46784

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