The relationship between organizational changes and job satisfaction in the Jordanian telecommunication industry

Authors

  • Najda Hayajneh Department of Business Management, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Taghrid Suifan Department of Business Management, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Bader Yousef Obeidat, Dr. Department of Business Management, The University of Jordan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-4057
  • Mohammd Abuhashesh E-Marketing and Social Media Department, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), Amman, Jordan
  • Raed Kareem Kanaan Amman Arab University, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2020.9.1.1.20

Keywords:

Organizational Change, Job Satisfaction, Telecommunication Industry, Jordan

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between organizational change and job satisfaction in telecommunication companies in Jordan. A convenience sample was selected from among employees working at three communication companies (3636 employees) in Jordan. The findings indicate a significant positive relationship between organizational change and job satisfaction. to increase employees’ job satisfaction, their level of job stress during organization change operations in telecommunication companies must be decreased.

 

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Author Biographies

Najda Hayajneh, Department of Business Management, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Taghrid Suifan, Department of Business Management, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Bader Yousef Obeidat, Dr., Department of Business Management, The University of Jordan

Mohammd Abuhashesh, E-Marketing and Social Media Department, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), Amman, Jordan

Raed Kareem Kanaan, Amman Arab University, Jordan

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2019-12-21

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Hayajneh, N., Suifan, T., Obeidat, B. Y., Abuhashesh, M., & Kanaan, R. K. (2019). The relationship between organizational changes and job satisfaction in the Jordanian telecommunication industry. Journal of Social Sciences (COES&Amp;RJ-JSS), 9(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2020.9.1.1.20

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