Antecedents of truck drivers’ job satisfaction and retention proneness

Prockl, Gunter, Kotzab, Herbert, Teller, Christoph and Angell, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-2092 2017. Antecedents of truck drivers’ job satisfaction and retention proneness. Journal of Business Logistics 38 (3) , pp. 184-196. 10.1111/jbl.12156

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to (1) explore the antecedents of truck drivers’ job satisfaction and (2) identify the impact of financial and non-financial job properties on satisfaction with the job and with one’s employer and (3) the drivers’ proneness to retaining their jobs. Based on the extant literature, we develop a conceptual model that is tested using survey data for 164 truck drivers. Multiple linear and ordinal logistic regressions were used to estimate the proposed effects. The results reveal that non-financial job properties and satisfaction with one’s employer affect job satisfaction statistically significantly. Financial and non-financial job properties affect satisfaction with one’s employer whereas the former shows a lower impact compared to the latter. Satisfaction with the job and one’s employer impacts retention proneness. The contribution of this paper is to (1) add to the understanding of the factors that predict retention of truck drivers in relationship to job satisfaction and (2) highlight the different roles of financial and non-financial job properties in this specific work context.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	trucking; human resources; job satisfaction; retention; survey
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	2158-1592
Date of Acceptance:	20 September 2016
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 11:21
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94666

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