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JOB SATISFACTION. THE CASE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROFESSIONALS IN SPAIN
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Different variables are involved in job satisfaction. Based on a survey of 4207 IT professionals, this paper pays attention to the importance of job position, teamwork atmosphere, leadership, recognition and compensation, physical labor conditions and personal labor conditions as key aspects of employees' well-being. The results show that job position content is the first aspect that employees base their satisfaction rank on. Physical labor conditions and leadership are the least significant variables.
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