Job Satisfaction and Organizational Well-Being Queried: A Comparison Between The Two Companies

In recent decades, research has increasingly focused on the factors that predispose people to work and on the importance of a positive climate within organisations. Next to the multi-dimensional construct climate, the concept of "work engagement" has recently emerged. This is understood as the ability of individuals to act in order to follow the interests of the organization whilefeeling committed and enthusiastic. The support of the two dimensions observed within the organisational context in question isinteresting when you want to give indications of self and sense making renegotiation of the company. The study involved 62 police officers and 84 penitentiary health workers. The instruments used were the M_DOQ 10 (D’Amato & Majer, 2005) and the UWES (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2003; Bakker & Demerouti, 2007). The results reveal two broad approaches: the organisational climate in relation to communication was central and positive for respondents, although this is primarily a communicationdirective. The mean scores related to work engagement are below the average, indicating a low commitment on the part of workers.