Affiliations: [a] Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Brežice, Slovenia | [b] Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
Note: [1] Current affiliation: Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Previous research has shown different ways how managers can influence job satisfaction of employees, mostly in form of external factors. We found that there is little research regarding organizational values and their influence on job satisfaction of employees. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this research was therefore to identify if there is a statistically significant influence on job satisfaction from organizational values. METHODS:The article is based on a quantitative approach where we have performed a survey among employees in a selected sector. In the questionnaire we asked respondents to evaluate what kind of organizational values the organization they work for does promote, later we asked respondents to evaluate what influences their job satisfaction, and in the final part we have collected demographical data. RESULTS:The results show a weak, but still detectable, positive correlation between organizational values and job satisfaction of employees with regard to work itself. Additionally, we have found a positive correlation between organizational value innovation and satisfaction with working conditions. CONCLUSIONS:There is an influence of organizational values on job satisfaction of employees with regard to job satisfaction with work itself. This indicated that employees feel the influence of promoted organizational values and that it does influence their job satisfaction.
