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Associative Nature of Employee Satisfaction within the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province


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1 FinMark Trust, South Africa
2 School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, South Africa
     

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The purpose of this study was to identify the attributes that affect employee satisfaction in the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province, South Africa. In order to address the overall objective of this study, the researchers used a two-tiered (mixed) approach in which both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were used to complement and enrich the results. Stratified random sampling and systematic random sampling were used to select a sample of 261 full-time employees for the quantitative phase of the study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was adapted to collect the data using a face-to-face data collection method.

The study found that a statistically significant association exists between employee satisfaction and leadership style within the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province. As expected, leadership and management within the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province should ensure that they are accommodative to their subordinates. More importantly, issues of a good working environment, remuneration, career growth and recognition should be addressed in order to increase employee satisfaction, reduce staff turnover and attempt to optimise labour productivity.


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Leadership, Employee Satisfaction, Market and Social Research, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
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Kingstone Mutsonziwa
FinMark Trust, South Africa
Philip Serumaga-Zake
School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, South Africa

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to identify the attributes that affect employee satisfaction in the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province, South Africa. In order to address the overall objective of this study, the researchers used a two-tiered (mixed) approach in which both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were used to complement and enrich the results. Stratified random sampling and systematic random sampling were used to select a sample of 261 full-time employees for the quantitative phase of the study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was adapted to collect the data using a face-to-face data collection method.

The study found that a statistically significant association exists between employee satisfaction and leadership style within the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province. As expected, leadership and management within the Market and Social Research Industries in Gauteng Province should ensure that they are accommodative to their subordinates. More importantly, issues of a good working environment, remuneration, career growth and recognition should be addressed in order to increase employee satisfaction, reduce staff turnover and attempt to optimise labour productivity.


Keywords


Leadership, Employee Satisfaction, Market and Social Research, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

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