Job satisfaction among brazilian federal public servants:

a multivariate application of the job satisfaction scale

Authors

  • Carlos André Corrêa de Mattos Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Daniel Barbosa Cabral Universidade Federal da Amazônia
  • Amanda Martins Lima Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Dayanne Thayná Oliveira Silva Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22567/rep.v12i1.931

Keywords:

Job satisfaction, public administration, public servants, human resource management, Brazil

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze and classify aspects of job satisfaction from the perspective of public servants in Brazil. A questionnaire based on the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) was used to collect data from a statistically significant sample composed of 139 employees of a Brazilian public higher education institution. Data were analyzed using a combination of descriptive, correlational, and multivariate statistical techniques, hypothesis testing, and cluster analysis. The psychometric quality of the scale (one-dimensionality, convergent, and discriminant validity) was examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), complemented by reliability measures (Cronbach's alpha coefficient and Composite Reliability). The results of this study converged with other studies that assess the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) as valid, stable, and of good psychometric quality. Among the dimensions of the JSS, co-workers, managers, and the nature of work stood out as strengths in labor relations, and promotions and remuneration, as weaknesses. These results reflect the differences and imbalances in the various careers in public administration, especially about recognition for the work performed.

Author Biographies

Carlos André Corrêa de Mattos, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doctor in Agricultural Sciences from the Federal Rural University of the Amazon and Master’s in Management and Regional Development from the University of Taubate. He took an MBA in Business Management and Project Management from Getulio Vargas Foundation. Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Amazonia. He has worked in large public and private organizations in Brazil. Among the areas of concentration, the following stand out: Management of Public Organizations, Organizational Studies, Competitiveness, Agribusiness and Agro-industrial Organization. He is currently a professor at the Faculty of Administration (FAAD) and the Master’s in Administration (PPGAD) at the Federal University of Pará.

Daniel Barbosa Cabral, Universidade Federal da Amazônia

Doctoral candidate in Business Management from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra - Portugal, Master´s in Administration from the University of Amazonia, MBA in Corporate Finance from the Federal University of Bahia, and Bachelor´s in Administration with Emphasis in Systems Analysis from Visconde de Cairu Foundation. He acted as manager in large Brazilian companies in the following areas: operational planning, finance and banking, contract management, supplies and facilities management. He is currently a professor of higher education at the Federal Rural University of the Amazonia.

 

Amanda Martins Lima, Universidade Federal do Pará

Bachelor’s in business administration from the Federal University of Pará. She has worked professionally in public and private organizations including Public and Financial Organizations, Private Organizations focusing on Cosmetics

Dayanne Thayná Oliveira Silva, Universidade Federal do Pará

Bachelor’s in business administration from Universidade Federal do Pará, in her professional career she worked in public and private organizations, among which stand out: Public and Financial Organizations, Private Organizations with a focus on Education.

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2023-04-01

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Mattos, C. A. C. de, Cabral, D. B., Lima, A. M., & Silva, D. T. O. (2023). Job satisfaction among brazilian federal public servants: : a multivariate application of the job satisfaction scale. Revista Eniac Pesquisa, 12(1), 160–182. https://doi.org/10.22567/rep.v12i1.931

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