Identifying Variables at the Nexus of Well-Being, Job Satisfaction and Motivation

Abstract

This article reinforces a conceptual framework within the field of hu- man resources, with the aim of guiding scholars in their approach to constructs, questionnaires and data collection. In this effort to support scientific inquiry and knowledge construction, this article identifies 19 variables cutting across three sub-domains of the human resources field: employee well-being, job satisfaction and motivation. The evidence sug- gests that well-being, job satisfaction and motivation are in a mutually reinforcing relationship, manifested in the interaction of their common variables, and that the entire dynamic forms a nexus with probable posi- tive effect on performance. This reinforced conceptual framework intends to guide scholars doing further research in the design of questionnaires for data collection on the constructs that have been mentioned. It is the contention of this article, however, that this framework contributes to new knowledge construction in human resources within public administration, with a consequential contribution to guiding scientific inquiry. In terms of methodology, the study employed a content analysis on scholarly peer- reviewed literature to identify the commonalities of variables within the three sub-domains recognised as important units of analysis. In this study the variables have not been organised into distinct clusters, which is an effort left for future work.