EADA presents the 2nd survey on Manager satisfaction and commitment in Catalonia
EADA presents the 2nd survey on ‘Manager satisfaction and commitment in Catalonia’
Security has become a reason for satisfaction
- Satisfaction has risen 4 points and reached 84% of managers
- Those who do not plan to change job have gone up 14%
- Almost seven out of ten Catalan managers have witnessed layoffs in their company
The economic recession has been with us for 4 years now and the forecasts are not precisely rosy but even so, the II Survey on Manager Satisfaction and Commitment in Catalonia launches a positive message, although open to interpretation: executive satisfaction has risen 4 points in 2012 and is now almost 84%. If we put this information into context however, the increase is directly proportional to job stability. The mere fact of keeping one’s job leads to a perception of satisfaction. “In actual fact we are interpreting a feeling of security as satisfaction” points out the author of the survey, Aline Masuda, professor and co-director of the EADA people management department.
Another interesting piece of data is that the percentage of those who do not plan to change job has gone up 14% compared to last year—from 52% to 66%. Belonging and commitment have been accentuated given that there are few jobs around at the moment. Although almost a third do not feel they are sufficiently valued both economically and professionally.
Motivation has been reinforced with non remunerative compensation such as autonomy in decision making, 81.7% of managers acknowledge that they have freedom in this respect and almost 70% are able to choose their own working hours.
For the first time the survey features specific questions on the respondents’ perception of the economic situation. One disheartening piece of data is that almost seven out of ten Catalan companies (65.2%) have seen layoffs. What’s more, the immense majority of respondents (94.3%) know someone in their close circle who has lost their job. Perhaps these two figures can help us to understand why almost half of all managers (46.3%) consider that the atmosphere at work has got worse.
The findings of the first half of the survey on satisfaction and the replies concerning managers’ perception of the crisis might seem contradictory but companies throughout Catalonia have had to face harsh measures and redundancies and hence the simple fact that one has managed to hold onto their job has become a reason for satisfaction and greater commitment.