Employee satisfaction at work is one of those key factors that enable organizational success and to which virtually all organizations pay attention today. The importance of job satisfaction is increasingly emphasized because it provides many positive effects for both the organization and employees. Higher productivity (performance), better interpersonal relationships, less fluctuation, and, thus, lower costs are just some of these effects. Knowing the factors that affect employee satisfaction at work helps to identify the reasons and areas with which and in which employees are dissatisfied. Based on this, the organization can introduce certain changes and adjustments. Thus, it improves the level of satisfaction within the organization. The purpose of the master's thesis is to highlight the field of work environment theoretically and, by researching a selected state administration organization and a selected private sector organization, determine how work environment factors affect employee satisfaction at work, as well as to make recommendations for changes in the selected organizations. In the master's thesis, an international comparison of secondary data from four countries was performed. An analysis of the selected factors of the quality of the working environment was performed. It is measured both by subjective assessments of employees and by objective indicators. A survey was also conducted on a sample of the two selected public and private sector organizations using the survey method. It focused mainly on the assessment of job satisfaction and satisfaction-with-work factors and the perception of work environment factors. The results of the international comparison show that there are no significant differences between the monitored factors of the work environment in Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and Denmark and that the working conditions in all countries are safe. The results of the survey showed that survey participants in both sectors are most satisfied with the close associates they work with while they are least satisfied with the intensity of rewards they receive. There are quite a few statistically significant differences between the groups of employees from the public and private sectors, i.e. on average, there are higher satisfaction ratings in the group of employees from the private sector. Based on the results of the research, it is proposed that managers do more to increase employee motivation and to improve the work environment, which, in turn, affects also higher employee satisfaction and greater performance of organizations.
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