JOB-SATISFACTION AND PERFORMANCE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

TODAY, RESEARCH LIBRARIES are faced with the challenge of retaining an effective staff who have the skills necessary to respond to new and changing circumstances and increased user demands. Ways must be found not only to reduce stress and prevent burnout but also to sustain a level of interest and job satisfaction among staff sufficient to ensure a high level of performance. The elements of job attitudes and their relationship to performance output are analyzed. Factors which lead to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are explored. Steps which library administrators and managers can take to improve job satisfaction are suggested.