Problem of High Job Satisfaction and Productivity

This report explores the problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity in the context of Amazon. It discusses the background and rationale, research aim and objectives, research question, potential outcome, literature review, and research methodology.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Research title.....................................................................................................................................3
Background and rationale..................................................................................................................3
Research aim and objectives.............................................................................................................3
Research question.............................................................................................................................4
Potential outcome.............................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Literature review..................................................................................................................5
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5
Meaning and concept of Job satisfaction and employee productivity...............................................5
High job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity.........................................6
Strategies to improve the productivity of employees in the context of Amazon..............................7
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3: Research Methodology........................................................................................................8
Comparison of the qualitative and quantitative method...................................................................8
Research tools...................................................................................................................................9
Ethical consideration...........................................................................................................................10
Time-line.............................................................................................................................................11
Reference.............................................................................................................................................13

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Research title
The research title of this report is to find a problem where high job satisfaction does not
necessarily lead to improved productivity.
Background and rationale
In the business scenario, it is mandatory for the firm to gain its existing awareness about the
problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity. Job
satisfaction is being a major concern for the firm as it directly impacts on the productivity of
the employee. The employers are not only accountability for hiring and selecting their
workforces together motivating them to work systematically in the working place (Atmojo,
2015).
The top management of Amazon could use different approaches to increase the productivity
of employees as it could be associated with higher job satisfaction and employee motivation.
Employee satisfaction could be imperative in motivation as well as overall productivity
(Hoboubi, et al., 2017). This study is imperative for the researcher to comprehend the
problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity of
Amazon as it could lead to effectively conduct the research. It could also lead to
comprehending different factor that might affect job satisfaction. These are an internal
relationship, reward and compensation, working culture, and position of the employee in
Amazon.
Research aim and objectives
The main aim of this study is to examine is to find a problem where high job satisfaction does
not necessarily lead to improved productivity. The following objectives will be accomplished
by the researcher for reaching the reliable conclusion:
 To explore conceptual understanding of job satisfaction and employee productivity:

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 To discover a problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to
improved productivity in the context of Amazon.
 To identify the strategies to improve the productivity of employees in the context of
Amazon.
Research question
The following research questions are accomplished:
 What is the meaning and concept of meaning and concept of job satisfaction and
employee productivity?
 How high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity?
 Which strategies can support to improve the productivity of employees?
Potential outcome
This research will lead to getting information about factors that might be causes of job
satisfaction in employee productivity. It will be effective to comprehend different strategies
related to the cause and improve it in Amazon to enhance employee productivity. This
research will determine the relationship between higher job satisfaction and employee
productivity of Amazon.

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Chapter 2: Literature review
Introduction
The literature review is effective for the research scholar as it facilitates to obtain the best
understanding of the research matter. It could facilitate the research scholar could be capable
to gain their knowledge in the contextual factors that demonstrate that only job satisfaction is
not effective for the employee productivity. In this, many researchers have discussed many
strategies for solving the research problem of Amazon. It could also be effective in getting a
feasible outcome with respect to the research issue.
Meaning and concept of Job satisfaction and employee productivity
According to Tansel and Gazîoğlu (2014), money could be a major cause of job satisfaction.
If a workforce spends their higher time in the working place then they need a paycheck to
satisfy them and retain them for long-term. Amazon could imply their talents and engage
them in the working place as it could be effective in managing the challenges of projects,
incentives offer, and developing the friendly and respectful atmosphere with very lower stress
among causes. It could also be effective in increasing each day contribution, which will lead
to getting higher competitive benefits.
On the other side, Hanaysha (2016) stated that job satisfaction enchases if workforces have
made their good relationship with its peers and executives if the work is stimulating wherein
their working style, as well as personality, fits with the organization culture. It is also stated
that if the workforces like their co-workers and address the communities in their communities
among its peers as well as supervisors, they tend to do work that is more productive in
Amazon. It is also stated that if workforces have connected with their subordinates and create
personal relationships as it could be satisfied in Amazon. It is examined that the overall
satisfaction of the job relates to how well workforces got together with its direct managers.
Hiring executives and small owners of the business should look for workforces with same

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background and interest of their existing staff, and hire those who will be simply fir into the
existing organizational culture.
High job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity
Belias and Koustelios (2014) opined that workforces could be more satisfied at the time of
addressing when they address work interesting. The organization could facilitate the
workforces to create their own issues and address methods to overcome the problems to lead
and increasing the satisfaction level of employees. It is found that the problems and diversity
in the working place could maintain the interest of employee towards the specified work in
Amazon. It is stated that the nature of particular jobs might not be typically direct the diverse
workday to provide the responsibilities range.
On the other side, Ertas (2015) stated that workforces who feel continue pressure at their
working place then it could create headaches, fatigue, muscle tension, high blood pressure,
and abuse issue. It is also stated that job satisfaction could enhance if employees could enjoy
the stress-free atmosphere wherein they comprehend they were appreciated and they have not
feared of job security if they made a mistake in Amazon. It is examined that the employees
could employ the specified tools for taking care of themselves like having a healthy diet,
away from the negative vibes, and resolving the conflicts as they arise. In addition, it is
examined that the boss could use open communication and praise their employees regularly,
which could be effective in getting a reliable outcome.
On the other side, Hanaysha and Tahir (2016) evaluated that 58 percent of individuals seek
their trust in stranger more than their boss. It could be truly shocking. It is also found that
79% of individuals who quite their working place due to the lack of appreciation as it is a
major key concern in the current era. Thus, it is found that employee’s appreciation is
necessary for retaining the employee. Employees could leave their job due to lack of
monetary growth as they leave their boss not working place of Amazon.

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On the other side, Abou Hashish (2017) illustrated that recognition is imperative factor that
might influence employee for performing well in the working place. Recognition is also
another factor that inspires the workforces to inspire them to produce work in the working
place. International studies proved that if it comes to inspire the individuals to be its best
work, nothing else close as it is not possible even in the higher payment, promotion,
autonomy, and training in Amazon.
De Been and Beijer, (2014) examined that 89% of the managers believe that workforces
could quite their working place for the money and make their own culture in the working
place that could lead to declining the employee productivity. It could decline the productivity
of employees in the working place. From the survey, it is found that 12 percent of workforces
actually leave the company for more growth in the monetary terms.
Strategies to improve the productivity of employees in the context of Amazon
Heyliger (2014) suggested that the organization should use the intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation tool to inspire the employee and engage them for the long term. In contrast to this,
Abou Hashish (2017) stated that Amazon could comprehend the employee's needs and deal
with them accordingly to increase their satisfaction level. It is suggested that the organization
could use training and development method could be effective in making a reliable decision
about research issue.
Conclusion
It can also be summarized that job satisfaction is imperative for Amazon to improve the
productivity of the employee. It can also be concluded that there are certain causes that
demonstrated that employee productivity could not only be happy with job satisfaction. These
are known as recognition, reward and recognition, higher pressure, and the relationship
among employee and manager in Amazon. The organization should make motivation policies
to influence them and retain them for the long term in the working place.

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Chapter 3: Research Methodology
The research methodology could be effective in collecting feasible information about the
research matter. There are certain methods that are considered in the research methodology
like research design, and data collection method (Shagvaliyeva and Yazdanifard, 2014).
These are discussed as below:
Comparison of the qualitative and quantitative method
The research design could consider mixed, qualitative, and quantitative method that could be
used on behalf of the research matter. The qualitative method could facilitate to obtain
theoretical information about the research matter and implying the information in the study
for the accomplishment of the research task. Moreover, the quantitative method facilitates to
the researcher to gain their understanding of different sources that might be imperative in
getting the information. The qualitative method could be collected by considering different
methods like literature review and content analysis method as it facilitates to get depth data
towards the research matter i.e. to find a problem where high job satisfaction does not
necessarily lead to improved productivity of Amazon.
Apart from this, it is examined that the investigator could also comprehend different methods
of the research design. It is evaluated that the quantitative research method could be effective
in completing research in a systematic way (Schwartz and Porath, 2014). This method allows
a researcher to get measurable data with respect to the researcher matter. This method is
effective in getting the statistical information in the context of the current matter i.e. to find a
problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily lead to improved productivity of
Amazon (Mas-Machuca, Berbegal-Mirabentand Alegre, 2016).
There are certain sources that might be considered in the quantitative method, which leads to
getting the reliable outcome as it could be known as a statistical tool that will be collected by

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direct collecting the opinion and views of the research candidates. It could be imperative in
obtaining the research matter (Huang, Ahlstrom, Lee, Chen, and Hsieh, 2016).
Research tools
For conducting this study, the researcher will use qualitative research as it could a procedure
of naturalistic inquiry, which supports to get depth data of the social phenomena in the
context of the research dilemma. It concentrates on why as compared to what of social
phenomena and depends on the direct experience of human beings, which makes agents in
their everyday lives (Haar, et al., 2014). The research aim could be accomplished by
considering many sources of the qualitative method and got a reliable conclusion in favor of
concern (Lavy and Littman-Ovadia, 2017).
This method does not consider the statistical process as it considers different methods like a
case study, biography, grounded theory, phenomenology, discourse analysis, historical
analysis, and ethnography method. It could consider cultures, societies, languages, and
individuals for conversing with others. It is also found that the common assumption of the
subjective nature of research could demonstrate the qualitative nature of the study. It could
also lead to getting reliable information about the research concern. For ensuring
trustworthiness and rigor, the investigator could attempt to keep the neutrality position at the
time of engaged in the research procedure (Saeed, et al., 2014).
The data collection method is also effective for the research to get reliable information about
the research issues. There are certain methods that are considered in the study like primary
and secondary data collection method.
This study is subjective in nature hence the secondary data collection method will be more
suitable as compared to the primary data collection method (Jetha, et al., 2015). The
secondary data is a method, which could be practiced for the subjective nature of the study.

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The data is collected by considering the existing sources and supports to make a reliable
decision. The secondary data will be collected in getting a reliable outcome.
It could also facilitate to meet the aim and objectives of the research matter. The secondary
data collection method is more effective for operating the study and meet the aim and
objectives of the research matter. This data collection tool is imperative in getting reliable
information about the research issue. Moreover, the secondary data collection will be
practiced by the researcher to find a problem where high job satisfaction does not necessarily
lead to improved productivity.
The secondary data collection method could facilitate to get conceptual information about the
research issue. The data collection method could consider different sources like an academic
journal, online and offline sources, books, and company websites. It could facilitate to make a
favorable outcome. The data collection method could be imperative in making a decision
towards the research issue. In contrast to this, primary data collection method will not be
selected as it would take more time as compared to secondary data collection method. This
method is also more costly as compared to secondary data collection method (Belias, et al.,
2015).
Ethical consideration
Ethical consideration plays an imperative role in conducting reliable data about research
issue. The researcher has used the ethical norms and determines the limits of conducting the
behaviours of others. Through this, the researcher will also not share the confidential data of
the research participants in the research matter. In this, the researcher will make a reliable
relationship with others (Pan, 2015). The investigator will also consider many factors like
university guidelines, ethical norms, data manipulation, and plagiarism as it could support to
decline the ethical issue form the research.

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Time-line
The following timeline is effective in showing the time and research activities that will be
accomplished in this study:
Research milestone Initial Day Last Day
Duration
(in days)
Determination of research
issue 30-03-2019
30-04-
2019 30
Literature Review 01-05-2019
01-06-
2019 32
Collection of data
(secondary data collection
method) 02-07-2019
03-09-
2019 61
Data Analysis (content
analysis) 04-09-2019
04-10-
2019 30
Final submission of report 05-11-2019
06-11-
2019 31
Determination of research issue
Literature Review
Collection of data (secondary data collection
method)
Data Analysis (content analysis)
Final submission of report
3/30/2019
5/1/2019
7/2/2019
9/4/2019
11/5/2019
1/29/1900
1/31/1900
3/1/1900
1/29/1900
1/30/1900
Gantt chart
Initial Day Duration (in days)

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With respect to the above table and chart, it can also be examined that there are certain
activities that are considered in the research named determination of research issue, literature
review, and collection of data (secondary data collection method), data analysis (content
analysis), and final submission of report. From this, it is addressed that the data collection
method takes more time as compared to other research activities.

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