Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Faculty member of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Faculty member of Islamic Azad University - Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of job satistaction and job performance as it is moderated by self-esteem of employees. The sample consisted of 149 (148 male and 1 female) employees of the irrigation system of Karkheh and Shavoor of Ahvaz. The hypotheses tested in this study are: 1. In low seif-esif-esteem employees, there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. 2. In high self-esteem employees, there is no relationship between job satisfaction and job performance.
Spearman correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses in the two subsamples of workers and engineer-managers. Results indicate that in both groups of workers and engineer-managers with high Self-esteem, there is no significant correlation between job satisfaction and job performance. In low self-esteem workers, there is a significant positive correlation, but in low self-esteem engineers and managers, such a correletion is not found.
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