Global shifts Changing job quality and job satisfaction determinants in socialist and post-socialist Hungary

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to extend Handel's intrinsic and extrinsic framework forrnunderstanding job characteristics and job satisfaction to the worker experience in socialist andrnpost-socialist Hungary.rnDesign/methodology/approach - Non-panel longitudinal data from the International SocialrnSurvey Program (work orientations I and II: 1989 and 1997 - survey questions on job characteristicsrnand job quality) are used to examine the changing job quality and job satisfaction determinants inrnsocialist and post-socialist Hungary.rnFindings - Descriptive statistics and regression analysis show that there are many significantrnchanges in the intrinsic and extrinsic job characteristics and perceived job satisfaction of Hungarianrnworkers from 1989 to 1997.rnResearch limitations/implications - The main limitations of this research are that the keyrnvariables are subjective single-item indicators; the non-panel longitudinal nature of the data means therndirection of causality among the variables examined cannot be tested specifically; and some variablesrnof interest and other important control variables cannot be included in the analysis, as data were notrnavailable for both waves of the survey.rnPractical implications - Since worker job satisfaction impacts firm performance and variousrnmeasures of worker well-being, firms (regardless of economic sector or private/public status) need tornbe cognizant of these differences and unique challenges facing Hungarian workers and work to tailorrnmanagement philosophy and policy to create a unique work atmosphere that will benefit the interestsrnof both the employer and the employee.rnOriginality/value - The main contribution of this paper is the analysis of changes in intrinsic andrnextrinsic job characteristics in Hungary, in light of the sweeping political and economic changes thatrnaccompanied the transition from a socialist state to a post-socialist regime.