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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2022.vol9.no1.0399

The Effect of Critical Work Factors on Job Motivation and Satisfaction: An Empirical Study from Vietnam  

PHAM, Thao-Vy (Faculty of Economics, Tay Nguyen University)
HUANG, Yung-Fu (Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chaoyang University of Technology)
DO, Manh-Hoang (Faculty of Economics, Tay Nguyen University, Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Chaoyang University of Technology)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.1, 2022 , pp. 399-408 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper aims to evaluate the effects of Critical work factors on Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction of young Vietnamese employees. The four most essential work aspects were consisting of the Work environment, Employee empowerment, Salary, and Promotion opportunities. To empirically evaluate the proposed research model, the authors assemble data through conducting questionnaire interviews with young employees working in Vietnamese firms. A sample of 216 respondents was constructed using the PLS-SEM program to highlight the testing of thirteen hypotheses. The testing results indicate that four Critical work factors positively impact the job motivation of young employees, especially two factors as Salary and Promotion opportunities. Surprisingly, the hypothesis regarding the positive direct relationship between Promotion opportunities and Job satisfaction is not supported. Meanwhile, the rest influence factors have a significant connection with the Vietnamese worker's job satisfaction. The mediation role of Work motivation was also tested by examining the indirect positive relationship between four Critical work factors and Job satisfaction. This paper is the first study that focuses on young employees; hence, these research findings provide Vietnamese human resource managers some suggestions for reference, which can be considered the dynamic factors on the young Vietnamese employees.
Keywords
Critical Work Factors; Vietnamese; Young Employees; Work Motivation; Job Satisfaction;
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