Böckerman, P;
Bryson, A;
Kauhanen, A;
Kangasniemi, M;
(2020)
Does job design make workers happy?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
, 67
(1)
pp. 31-52.
10.1111/sjpe.12211.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Does job design make workers happy? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sjpe.12211 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12211 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | HRM, job control, job demands, job design, job satisfaction, job support, stress supervisors, worker well‐being |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10073178 |
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