COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF JOB SATISFACTION AND AUTONOMY OF EMPLOYEES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF MAINLAND CHINA
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Based on hygiene-motivational factors, this paper discussed the influence of the employee’s job autonomy on job satisfaction. This divided job satisfaction into three dimensions: job health satisfaction, job incentive satisfaction, and overall job satisfaction. Due to the changes in the main contradictions of Chinese society in the new era, this article empirically explored the impact of employee autonomy on job satisfaction in Eastern China, Central China, and Western China in the context of uneven regional development in mainland China, and compared their differences. The study found that regardless of the region, to improve employee’s job satisfaction, attention should be paid to the employee’s education level and class identity. In addition; the job autonomy of employees in the Eastern region, Western region, and Central region had a significant impact on their job satisfaction, and there were significant dimensional differences between the regions.
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