Work satisfaction of municipality employees while performing duties under the conditions of limited financial resources

Abstract

The purpose of the study on which this article reports is to use affective events theory as a theoretical framework to develop a model that could be used by municipal supervisors to create an environment conducive to working. The study comprised 227 non-management, middle managers and senior managers in a municipality. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to analyze the data. There was a low negative correlation between supervisory support and job satisfaction. It was also found that positive emotions mediated the relationship between supervisory support, participation and job satisfaction. Keywords: autonomy, job satisfaction, positive emotions, participation, supervisory support, work overload. JEL Classification: J38, L29