The Effects of Job Demands and Job Insecurity on the Job Satisfaction in Social Enterprise Workers: Focused on the Moderating Effects of Social Mission

Abstract

This study is to analyze factors influencing job satisfaction among workers at social enterprises and to examine whether these effects are moderated by the social mission of social enterprises. Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2009 of 855 workers from 69 social enterprises, and the moderated multiple regression was used to test the interaction effects of social mission. The results showed that education, job-related training, salary, and social mission have positive effects on job satisfaction, but discrimination from supervisor, colleagues, or clients, job demands, and job insecurity have negative effects on job satisfaction. The moderating effect of social mission was examined both job demands and job insecurity on job satisfaction. Based on these empirical findings, the study discusses some implications for improving job satisfaction of workers and for enhancing social enterprises’ sustainability. Also, this study is of significance as an exploratory study which identified the role and function of social mission in social enterprises.