Article Gold Open Access 2023

Which Is More Effective for Job Satisfaction, Expert Knowledge or Career Status Through Training? Differences between Large Enterprises and SMEs

KT
Kato, Takumi
 YS
Yamamoto, Saori
 MA
Miyaji, Aki
 KS
Katsuki, Shun
 KC
Kataoka, Chiho
Journal of Applied Social Science
Journal · Vol. 17 · Issue 1 · pp. 74-91
Abstract

In this study, we clarified the effect of training by enterprise size for the training service (TOSA Marugoto Business Academy Project [Tosa MBA]) provided by Kochi Prefecture in Japan by applying structural equation modeling to online survey data. In large enterprises, expert knowledge that can be used at work had a positive effect on job satisfaction rather than career status such as annual income and job title. This may have been the case as while promotion involves higher wages and greater privileges, in large enterprises, the extent of responsibility and working hours increase even more. Conversely, in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), career status has a more positive effect on job satisfaction than does expert knowledge. For SMEs with a simple organizational structure, job position has a greater influence on work attitudes. The results present meaningful suggestions to enhance the design of local government training services. © The Author(s) 2022.

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COVID-19 local government services nemawashi service-profit chain

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Author Affiliations
Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
Kochi Prefecture Office, Kochi, Japan
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: A-004
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for research, authorship, and/or publica-tion of this article: This work was supported by Nomura School of Advanced Management (A-004).
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