Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave According to the Size of the Organization

The issue of job satisfaction has been discussed by the researchers and managers of organizations for several decades. There are many different approaches to the issue. Currently, it is possible to find the research dealing with psychological aspects determining the level of job satisfaction, the research analyzing the role of satisfaction and work motivation and the research focused on the consequences of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. This paper describes the differences in general job satisfaction depending on the size of the organization and the relationship between job satisfaction and the intention to leave current job. It was found that job satisfaction is significantly higher for employees of small organizations. The correlation between job satisfaction and the intention to leave was confirmed. Finally, it was found that in small organizations there is a significantly higher correlation between job satisfaction and the intention to leave than in large organizations. The data for the research are based on a questionnaire survey, attended by 4,728 respondents from the Czech Republic working in various industries and in the enterprises of various sizes.