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  • Chux Gervase Iwu

    • Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
    • South Africa

Abstract

This paper argues that the quality of life of citizens of a nation can also be amplified by the quality of life of health-related professionals who provide myriad necessary services across a wide range of care pathways and in various settings. The approach was both theoretical and empirical – review of literature and statistical analysis of the collated data. Thus, the study utilized factor analysis to determine the factors that bring about job satisfaction amongst health-related professionals. The findings point to a number of important job satisfaction as well as organizational climate dimensions, which combine to generate high levels of job satisfaction amongst health-related professionals. The paper concludes by serving some important directives for management of health establishments.

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Iwu, C. G. (2013). Citizens’ Quality of Life: The Outcome of a Satisfied Health-Related Professional. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(9), 612-624. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v5i9.435

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Vol. 5 No. 9 (2013) Hospitality, Human Resources & Sustainability View issue contents

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2013-09-25

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