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The determinants of employee benefits satisfaction

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This study developed a multidimensional scale of benefits satisfaction and utilized a discrepancy model to examine the determinants of employee benefits satisfaction. The empirical findings are based on the survey responses of 205 employees in a hospital. The results indicate that pay level, female gender and exempt status employees are positively related to benefits satisfaction. Further, age and education level are negatively related to benefits satisfaction.

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  1. College of Business Administration, University of Colorado, 80309, Boulder, Colorado

    David B. Balkin

  2. Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, 30302, Atlanta, Georgia

    Rodger W. Griffeth

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Balkin, D.B., Griffeth, R.W. The determinants of employee benefits satisfaction. J Bus Psychol 7, 323–339 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01015758

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