The Level of Job Satisfaction in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The job satisfaction is very important for organizations due to its influence on motivation of employees, their productivity and therefore the organizational performance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the level of job satisfaction in the Czech Republic in relation to the type of organizational culture (bureaucratic, innovative, and supportive). The Wallach ' s Organizational Culture Index questionnaire was used to obtain the data. A cross-sectional survey was provided between January - February 2019 and 1,271 respondents from different fields and organizations participated in this study. The results shown that the best value of job satisfaction has the supportive culture (4.054), the bureaucratic and innovative cultures have almost the same value of job satisfaction (difference 0.058). From organizations that exhibit the characteristics of multiple cultures, the best total satisfaction value has the organization where are all three cultures represented (4.028). Overall, the average of total satisfaction is usually between three to four (the maximum is 6 points), which corresponds to the results of studies already performed in the Czech Republic and since 2014, the job satisfaction shows stable values without major fluctuations.