Abstract
The North Sea oil and gas industry currently faces recruitment and retention difficulties because of a shortage of skilled workers. One means of retaining existing employees is to improve workers' job satisfaction. In this paper, we investigate the determinants of job satisfaction and intentions to quit within this industry sector. We find that individuals in good financial situations, those whose skills are closely related to their job and those who received training reported higher levels of job satisfaction. Furthermore, we establish the importance of job satisfaction, promotion prospects and training opportunities in determining workers' intentions to quit their job.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 607-633 |
Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Scottish Journal of Political Economy |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 2 Sept 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- skill mimatches
- wages
- metaanalysis
- investment
- education
- returns
- stress
- health
- model