Central European Business Review 2024, 13(2):117-140 | DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.347

Job Autonomy as a Driver of Job Satisfaction

Krist�na Zychov� ORCID...1, Martina Fejfarov� ORCID...2, Andrea Jindrov� ORCID...3
1 Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, [email protected] (corresponding author)
2 Management Department, University of Economics and Management Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, [email protected]
3 Department of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, [email protected]

As one of the essential human needs, autonomy affects internal motivation and drives job satisfaction. The aim of the article is based on long-term quantitative research (n = 631) to examine gender, age, education and job position differences in job autonomy and to evaluate the extent to which job satisfaction and job autonomy are related. The research shows that 72.6% of the respondents have a high degree of work scheduling autonomy, 68.1% have a high degree of decision-making autonomy and 53.9% have a high degree of work methods autonomy. An important finding is that most respondents (84.8%) are satisfied with their job. There are differences between generations and non/managerial job positions regarding work scheduling autonomy, decision-making autonomy and work methods autonomy. Additionally, there is a difference between education levels regarding work scheduling autonomy. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficients show positive mutual correlations between job autonomy categories, as well as between job autonomy categories and job satisfaction. The results also confirm the relationships between job autonomy categories and job satisfaction. Employees with a high degree of job autonomy feel more satisfied in their jobs than others. On the contrary, there are no differences between genders regarding work scheduling autonomy, decision-making autonomy and work methods autonomy. Furthermore, there are no differences between education levels regarding decision-making autonomy and work methods autonomy. Understanding the relationship between job autonomy and satisfaction is vital for employers and policymakers to enhance job satisfaction, retain employees and improve organisational performance.
Implications for Central European audience: The research reveals that employees with a high degree of job autonomy, encompassing work scheduling autonomy, decision-making autonomy and work methods autonomy, experience greater job satisfaction. No gender or education-based differences in terms of job autonomy were found, but differences exist between generations and non/managerial job positions and job autonomy. The results confirm that job autonomy drives job satisfaction. Employees with a high degree of job autonomy feel more satisfied in their jobs than others. Employers and policymakers should therefore prioritise increasing job autonomy to improve job satisfaction, retention and organisational performance.�

Keywords: employee; correlation; difference; job autonomy; job satisfaction; relationship; research
JEL classification: M12, M54

Received: April 21, 2023; Revised: June 30, 2023; Accepted: July 11, 2023; Prepublished online: October 12, 2023; Published: May 30, 2024  Show citation

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