کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5047724 | 1370916 | 2010 | 14 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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We use two datasets for urban China to examine whether an increase in reference group income lowers or increases job satisfaction. The former is consistent with a status effect - an increase in the income of others lowers my satisfaction because I feel jealous. The latter is consistent with a signal effect - an increase in the income of others might make me jealous, but it also provides an information signal about my future prospects. When we use a single item indicator of job satisfaction we find no support for a status or signal effect; however, when we use a psychometrically valid instrument to measure job satisfaction, we find some support for the existence of a status effect. We consider the components of job satisfaction through which the status effect operates. We find that the status effect operates through satisfaction with co-workers, operating procedures, pay and supervision.
Journal: China Economic Review - Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 442-455