Autonomy and Perceptions of Work Quality

Drive the job satisfaction of TV news workers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12909443
AutoresScott Reinardy (University of Kansas, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen8
Número6
Páginas855-870
Fecha de publicación2014-02-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2014.882481
OpenAlexW2108126909
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas43

Self-determination theory says intrinsic and extrinsic motivations influence our goal-oriented behavior and determine satisfaction. For TV news workers, those motivations include deadlines, breaking news, multiple-screen obligations, competition, and the desire to produce quality journalism each day. In this study of nearly 900 broadcasters, those with work autonomy and organizational support have a great deal of job satisfaction and say they are producing a high quality of journalism. Of the sample, 19 percent (N = 155) who said they intend to leave TV news within five years had significantly lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational support, autonomy, and perceptions of work quality. The primary reasons for leaving the industry include salary, family issues, and concerns about the quality journalism they are producing

Advertising · Autonomy · Business · Competition (biology · Job satisfaction · Journalism · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Salary · Sample (material · Work (physics · Engineering · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges