DQ WK 1 One
DQ WK 1 One
Introduction
Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are two concepts that have similarities but remain different. Job satisfaction can be described as the level of contentedness of an employee about their job. On the other hand, organizational commitment is the level of psychological linkage of an individual to an organization they work. Therefore, job satisfaction is at an individual level where one enjoys the duties he or she performs while organizational commitment is the loyalty of an individual to an organization and the work they do.
Job satisfaction and organizational commitment have several common aspects. Both aspects involve being content and possibly happy. Someone can only be satisfied with a job if they are content with the remuneration and the working conditions. Organizational commitment can only occur when one is content with the working conditions and the organization’s culture. Furthermore; both organizational commitment and job satisfaction are determined by an individual’s preference. One can only be satisfied by a job when their desires and preferences are met. The same applies for organizational commitment where one can only be committed to an organization where they feel appreciated.
Differences
Organizational commitment differs from job satisfaction because of the source of inspiration. In organizational commitment, on gets inspiration from the organization’s mission. Job satisfaction is derived from an individual’s passion towards doing a particular job. Furthermore, job satisfaction has no link to an organization because someone can join another organization and do the same job that they love. Contrary to job satisfaction, organizational commitment must involve a specific organization.
Conclusion
Therefore, organizational commitment is a feeling that one has towards an organization’s mission while job satisfaction is simply the feeling of being content with the job on is doing. The two concepts are similar in that they depend on an individual’s preferences. However, they differ because of the individual and organizational determinants to job satisfaction and organizational commitment respectively.
References
Latham, G. P. (2007). Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Pinder, C. C. (1998). Work motivation in organizational behavior. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
