Distance between home and workplace as a factor for job satisfaction in the North-West Russian oil industry
This paper investigates in a combined theoretical and empirical approach the interrelatedness of job satisfaction and distance between home and workplace under long-distance commuting conditions. After discussing the concepts of long-distance commuting and job satisfaction on a theoretical level, th...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:2c97c921af0244a0b626db7dc5392139 2023-05-15T17:14:36+02:00 Distance between home and workplace as a factor for job satisfaction in the North-West Russian oil industry Mattias Spies 2006-02-01 https://doaj.org/article/2c97c921af0244a0b626db7dc5392139 en eng Geographical Society of Finland 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/2c97c921af0244a0b626db7dc5392139 undefined Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 184, Iss 2 (2006) psy manag Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2006 fttriple 2023-01-22T19:28:13Z This paper investigates in a combined theoretical and empirical approach the interrelatedness of job satisfaction and distance between home and workplace under long-distance commuting conditions. After discussing the concepts of long-distance commuting and job satisfaction on a theoretical level, the focus is on the situation of employees working in Russia’s oil industry. The empirical analysis is based on questionnaire data from a survey that captures employees’ experiences in an oil company, which operates in the Komi Republic and Nenets Autonomous District. The paper reveals factors influencing the perception of and dealing with commuting distances reaching up to several thousand kilometres. The influence of differences in the organisation and length of shifts and in the compensation for travel expenses is analysed in detail. Ultimately, the goal of this research is to find out whether or not commuting distances face upper constraints concerning employees’ job satisfaction and to discuss potential implications for developments in remote areas. The results show that growing commuting distance does not necessarily cause lower job satisfaction. Instead, a more important factor in this respect is the organisation of long-distance commuting in a way that meets the understanding and needs of the involved employees and gives room for individual coping strategies. Article in Journal/Newspaper nenets Unknown |
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This paper investigates in a combined theoretical and empirical approach the interrelatedness of job satisfaction and distance between home and workplace under long-distance commuting conditions. After discussing the concepts of long-distance commuting and job satisfaction on a theoretical level, the focus is on the situation of employees working in Russia’s oil industry. The empirical analysis is based on questionnaire data from a survey that captures employees’ experiences in an oil company, which operates in the Komi Republic and Nenets Autonomous District. The paper reveals factors influencing the perception of and dealing with commuting distances reaching up to several thousand kilometres. The influence of differences in the organisation and length of shifts and in the compensation for travel expenses is analysed in detail. Ultimately, the goal of this research is to find out whether or not commuting distances face upper constraints concerning employees’ job satisfaction and to discuss potential implications for developments in remote areas. The results show that growing commuting distance does not necessarily cause lower job satisfaction. Instead, a more important factor in this respect is the organisation of long-distance commuting in a way that meets the understanding and needs of the involved employees and gives room for individual coping strategies. |
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Distance between home and workplace as a factor for job satisfaction in the North-West Russian oil industry |
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Distance between home and workplace as a factor for job satisfaction in the North-West Russian oil industry |
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