Working together: effects of gender composition on job satisfaction and commitment

IF 2.7 3区 管理学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR Employee Relations Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI:10.1108/er-08-2023-0443
Katrin Olafsdottir, Arney Einarsdottir
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effects of gender composition in the workplace on employee job satisfaction and commitment.

Design/methodology/approach

The data were collected on both the organizational and employee levels at three different points in time in organizations with more than 70 employees. Multi-level mixed-effects ordered logistics regressions were used to account for the multi-level nature of the data and the ordered nature of the dependent variables.

Findings

Employees in gender-balanced workplaces show higher levels of job satisfaction and commitment than those in female-dominated or male-dominated workplaces. The relationship is also based on the gender of the individual, as men show a significantly lower level of both job satisfaction and commitment when working in male-dominated workplaces than others, while for women, the effect is only significant for commitment.

Practical implications

Aiming for a balance in the gender composition of the workplace may improve employee attitudes, especially for men. The results also indicate that further research is warranted into why job satisfaction and commitment are significantly lower among men in male-dominated workplaces.

Originality/value

The relationship between gender and job satisfaction and commitment is well established, but less is known about the effects of gender composition on job satisfaction and commitment. Previous papers have focused on job satisfaction. This paper extends prior studies by estimating the effects of gender composition on both job satisfaction and commitment using multi-level regressions on a rich dataset.

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共同努力:性别构成对工作满意度和承诺的影响
本研究的目的是估算工作场所的性别构成对员工工作满意度和承诺度的影响。采用多层次混合效应有序物流回归,以考虑数据的多层次性和因变量的有序性。研究结果性别平衡工作场所的员工比女性主导或男性主导工作场所的员工表现出更高的工作满意度和承诺度。这种关系也是基于个人的性别,因为男性在男性主导的工作场所工作时,其工作满意度和承诺度都明显低于其他人,而对于女性来说,只有承诺度的影响是显著的。研究结果还表明,有必要进一步研究为什么在男性占主导地位的工作场所中,男性的工作满意度和承诺度会显著降低。以前的论文主要关注工作满意度。本文通过对丰富的数据集进行多层次回归,估计了性别构成对工作满意度和承诺的影响,从而扩展了之前的研究。
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Employee Relations
Employee Relations Multiple-
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期刊介绍: ■Communication, participation and involvement ■Developments in collective bargaining ■Equal opportunities ■Health and safety ■HRM ■Industrial relations and employment protection law ■Industrial relations management and reform ■Organizational change and people ■Personnel and recruitment ■Quality of working life
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