Does job design make workers happy? |
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Authors: | Petri Böckerman Alex Bryson Antti Kauhanen Mari Kangasniemi |
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Institution: | 1. University of Jyväskylä (School of Business and Economics), Labour Institute for Economic Research and IZA;2. University College London, NIESR and IZA;3. The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, University of Jyväskylä (School of Business and Economics);4. Labour Institute for Economic Research |
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Abstract: | Using linked employer-employee data for Finland we examine associations between job design, employee well-being and job-related stress. Three key findings stand out. First, in accordance with the theory of Karasek and Karasek and Theorell, job control and supervisory support are positively correlated with employee well-being and negatively correlated with job-related stress. Second, as predicted by theory, job demands are positively correlated with job-related stress. Third, there is no association between job demands and employee well-being and, contrary to expectations, neither job control nor supervisory support alleviate the negative relationship between job demands and job-related stress. Our results confirm the importance of job design for employee well-being. |
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Keywords: | HRM job control job demands job design job satisfaction job support stress supervisors worker well-being |
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