Work-related boredom, felt deprivation and employee dissatisfaction: is being closer to the leader a bane?
Sreelekha Mishra
Abstract:Purpose
Job dissatisfaction is a prevalent, yet understudied phenomenon. This study aims to examine the determinants of job dissatisfaction among information technology (IT) professionals. Based on the relative deprivation theory and the social exchange theory, this study examines the complex linkage between work-related boredom, felt deprivation, leader–member exchange and job dissatisfaction.
Design/methodology/approach
The questionnaire-based survey data were collected from IT professionals working in Ban… Show more
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