Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa

Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa

Author: 
Hinks, Tim
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Record type: 
Journal Title: 
Journal of African Economies
Source: 
Journal of African Economies, Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2010, pp. 237-255
Abstract: 

This paper is the first to estimate job satisfaction equations in post-Apartheid South Africa. Absolute earnings contribute to greater job satisfaction. Racial group is also an important predictor of job satisfaction, but, when interacted with a proxy for affirmative action legislation, it is found that black job satisfaction is positively correlated with this legislation whereas coloured and to a lesser extent white job satisfaction is diminished.

Language: 
Country focus: 

CITATION: Hinks, Tim. Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa . : Oxford University Press (OUP) , . Journal of African Economies, Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2010, pp. 237-255 - Available at: https://library.au.int/job-satisfaction-and-employment-equity-south-africa-3