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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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/3724 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 Spies, Mattias 2006-02-01 application/pdf https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/3724 eng eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/3724/3515 https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/3724 Copyright (c) 2014 Fennia Fennia; Vol 184 Nro 2 (2006); 133-149 Fennia - International Journal of Geography; Vol 184 No 2 (2006); 133-149 1798-5617 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2006 fttsvojs 2020-09-30T22:46:00Z 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 ofand 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 goalof 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 employeesand gives room for individual coping strategies. Article in Journal/Newspaper nenets Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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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 ofand 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 goalof 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 employeesand 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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