Analysis of Job Satisfaction Levels of Police with Structural Equation Modeling: The Case of Samsun

Abstract

Job satisfaction is a spiritual pleasure which employees feel in exchange of their job. Based on this, it can be said that job satisfaction of employees increases when expectations comply with the properties of the work. Spiritual pleasure is very important in terms of providing more efficient and qualified service in sectors that provide services. For this purpose, a study was conducted on police working in law enforcement agency which is thought to have the greatest responsibility on the society’s order and trust and which provides the most important services to society. The sample of the study consists of 396 police in the city center and towns of Samsun. In the study, the sub-dimensions that influence general job satisfaction and the associations between these were tested with structural equation modeling.

Keywords

• : Structural Equation Modeling,Job Satisfaction,Police

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