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A Study on the Job Satisfaction and Turnover of the Forest Workers  

Kim, Ki Dong (Korea Forest Research Institute)
Jung, Byung Heon (Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim, Chul Sang (Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee, Jae Hyoun (National Forestry Cooperatives Federation)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.98, no.6, 2009 , pp. 690-695 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to revealed the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover of forest workers. Data had obtained through a questionnaire, in which 155 forest workers at three national forestry cooperative federation training centers are questioned. The data had been analyzed using the factor analysis and multiple regression method. The results of the factor analysis were found 'Relation with the boss', 'Wage & safety', 'relation with co-workers', 'Job specifications', and 'Working hours'. As the result of the regression, turnover was affected by only 'Job specification', however turnover was not affected by 'Relation of the boss', 'Wage & safety', 'relation of co-workers', and 'Working hours'.
Keywords
job satisfaction; turnover; forest workers;
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