Job satisfaction and target earnings

The paradox of happiness: towards an alternative explanation

“…This idea is also supported by empirical findings by a number of job satisfaction specialists (see for instance Locke,1976;Clark and Oswald, 1996;Drakopoulos and Theodossiou, 1997).…”

Effect of the new contract on GPs' working lives and perceptions of quality of care: a longitudinal survey

“…23 Other studies have suggested that people have target incomes, over which any increase has less effect on satisfaction. 24 Doctors reported the new contract had a more favourable impact on quality of care than they had anticipated prior to its introduction.…”

The job satisfaction gender gap among young recent university graduates: Evidence from Catalonia

“…someone reporting a 6 is twice as satisfied as someone reporting a 3. In this paper we will assume cardinality when necessary (comparing 7 Other papers that use such job satisfaction are, for example, Clark, 1997Clark, , 1999Clark, , 2001Drakopoulos and Theodossiou, 1997;Groot and Maassen van den Brink, 1999;Sousa-Poza and Sousa-Poza, 2000;Van Praag and Ferrer-i-Carbonell, 2004;and Wottiez and Theeuwes, 1998 average reported satisfaction between genders) and ordinality when possible. Ferrer-i- Carbonell and Frijters (2004) have shown that imposing cardinality or ordinality does not change the nature of the results.…”