Sociodemographic factors and job satisfaction among employees of a telecommunications company.
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https://doi.org/10.19136/hitos.a32n93.6393Keywords:
administration, company, personnel management, labor productivity, job satisfaction.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze sociodemographic factors and their relationship with job satisfaction among employees in telecommunications companies.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: A quantitative approach was used, with a descriptive and correlational level, and a non-experimental cross-sectional design. Questionnaires were administered to a population of 200 employees from telecommunications companies.
RESULTS: Sociodemographic factors showed a selective relationship with job satisfaction, with years of experience showing the strongest correlation (Rho = .254).
CONCLUSIONS: Of the seven dimensions of the sociodemographic factors variable, only four (gender, age, type of contract, and years of experience) showed statistically significant relationships with the job satisfaction variable.
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