Job Satisfaction. Challenge and Response in Modern Britain

Whether it's in the office, shop, factory, or classroom, the average British employee spends 1,872 hours at work every year. This single fact should be enough to ensure that we look for an environment and a method of working that is suited to the needs and talents of each of us.
But how much do employers and, indeed, employees really care? Is the interest in job satisfaction a genuine concern with the quality of life or a piece of tawdry opportunism that enables employers to equate a happy worker with a productive one? How much research is going on in Britain at present?
In this introductory reader, Mary Weir brings together essays and articles by psychologists, sociologists, politicians, and people actively involved in schemes to improve working conditions. The chapters range from the history and theory of job satisfaction to current thought and case studies in job enrichment.
This is a comprehensive and stimulating account of one of the major issues of our day.