The Influence of a Pay Increase on Job Satisfaction: a Study with the Chinese Army

Hai Yang, Danmin Miao, Xia Zhu, Yunfeng Sun, Xufeng Liu, Shengun Wu

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal · 2008 · 27 citations · 11 references

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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a pay increase on job satisfaction among junior officers in the Chinese Army. A job satisfaction questionnaire was devised for the study and was used both before and after a raise in pay with junior military officers from one military region to detect changes in job satisfaction. Before the pay increase, job satisfaction was at a comparatively low level; after the pay raise, it improved significantly. This improvement also occurred in all facets of job satisfaction. It was concluded that pay satisfaction plays an important role in job satisfaction for Chinese junior military officers.

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