| Abstract [eng] |
In these days there is a great interest in organizational behaviour and in job satisfaction among all kinds of professions. Plenty of researches are made to measure job satisfaction and the influence of different aspect of work, such as pay, promotion, supervision etc. This study is one of the first attempts to establish job satisfaction among librarians of Lithuanian universities. The object of this study is to determine the conception of job satisfaction, to analyze the most important aspects of it and to survey librarians at the libraries of universities. The research was done in six biggest central libraries of Lithuanian universities. After estimating and comparing the data, weighty conclusions and recommendations were made. The librarians are satisfied with their jobs, but the line between satisfaction and dissatisfaction is very thin. Librarians are mostly satisfied with their immediate supervisors, co-workers, nature of work, operating procedures and with communication in the workplace. The dissatisfaction is though with pay, promotion, benefits and contingent rewards. These librarians who work for a longer time in the same library are less satisfied than these who work only for a short time here. Other differencies between job satisfaction and pay, education have no statistical significance. According to these findings recommendations can be made. The managers of libraries and politics in culture should reconsider the motivation schemes and look for new, more various ways to increase job satisfaction with financial and nonfinancial stimuliation aspects. There is also recommended to discuss techniques for higher efficiency and satisfaction of those who work in the libraries for a long time. This research can be continued in other types of libraries or the faculty libraries, comparative studies between librarians and other professions can be made. |
