Job satisfaction of IT employees in Latvia: expectations and reality
Job satisfaction of IT employees in Latvia: expectations and reality
Author(s): Svetlana Gribanova, Anna AbeltinaSubject(s): Labor relations, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Institute of Society Transformation
Keywords: IT Professionals; Job Satisfaction; Creativity; Innovativeness; Logistic Regression Analysis; Latvia
Summary/Abstract: The research is dedicated to the study of factors, influencing job satisfaction of IT professionals in Latvia. The ICT market in Latvia is developing fast; 99.8% of organizations are computerized. Therefore, the task of retention of IT professionals and their job satisfaction is considered to be a complicated management task. The results of the research done in 2019 with regard to 1,100 IT professionals demonstrate that the most significant factors, influencing job satisfaction of IT professionals, are opportunities to improve professional qualification, gain new skills and knowledge, become more competitive and have free time for personal life. The significance of factors differs depending on a generation of employees, their creativity and professional tasks.
Journal: Економічний часопис - ХХІ
- Issue Year: 178/2019
- Issue No: 7-8
- Page Range: 148-157
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English