İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği ve İş Tatmini: Rol Belirsizliğinin Düzenleyici Etkisi

Abstract

It is revealed by researchers that occupational health and safety measures should be taken and inspected to reduce and eliminate health problems arising from physical working conditions. Although numerous studies have been carried out on occupational health and safety, the effects of occupational health and safety practices on employee behaviour has not been fully researched which remains as an intriguing area. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of occupational health and safety on job satisfaction and to reveal the moderator effect of role ambiguity on this relationship. To achieve the aim of the research, quantitative methods were adopted to collect and analyse data. Muş Alparslan University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee approved the conduct of this research with the decision dated 26/11/2020 and numbered E-10879717-050.01.04-13802. 202 participants from furniture manufacturing firms in Bursa, Turkey provided valid questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was conducted using SPSS v22 software. The results suggested that occupational health and safety positively influences the job satisfaction of employees. Furthermore, the analysis showed that role ambiguity plays a moderating role on the relationship between occupational health and safety and job satisfaction. The contribution that the research model makes to the literature is unique as it is the first model that integrates the three variables work together in a theoretically meaningful way. In addition, the contributions, limitations, recommendations and aspects of the research that will inspire future studies are discussed.