Determinants of job satisfaction for employees in Saudi electronic newspaper institutions:

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication - College of Arts and Humanities, King Khalid University.

Abstract

The study aims to identify the causes of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction for employees of Saudi electronic newspapers, through a set of elements represented in salaries and wages, justice in distributing tasks, health insurance, respect for vacations, qualification and training, freedom to address issues and events, and reward for overtime work. Employees’ relationships with management, employees’ relationships with each other, appropriate working hours, creativity, and bureaucratic favoritism at work.
The study relied on the descriptive survey method and the questionnaire tool to collect data from the study population represented by employees of Saudi electronic newspapers. A non-probability random sample was used, which was 100 individuals in size. (50) males and (50) females, and the questionnaire form was distributed to them.
The study produced important results regarding the causes of job satisfaction. Among them is the interest of electronic journalistic institutions in programs to qualify and train workers, and the presence of health insurance. Providing freedom in dealing with issues and events and providing a reward for overtime work.
 The study showed the reasons for dissatisfaction, namely low salaries, failure to keep up with modern technology, widespread nepotism in dealings, intransigence of administrations in their dealings with employees, and the presence of deadly bureaucracy in some journalistic institutions.
 The study presented a few recommendations, including Addressing the salaries of employees in electronic journalistic institutions, the necessity of keeping pace with modern digital technologies, and the importance of the administrations’ sophisticated dealings with employees; And avoiding favoritism in dealings; Addressing bureaucracy in some electronic journalistic institutions.
 
 
 

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