Job Satisfaction Among Deck Officers
Messina, Michelangelo (2018)
Yrkeshögskolan Novia
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201802062077
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201802062077
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The purpose of the thesis was to study job satisfaction among Finnish and Italian deck officers and what makes a ship an appealing place to work. The intention was to examine deck officers´ views on working conditions and the factors related to job satisfaction. Further, this study tries to gather some information on negative health effects that working on board might have on deck officers.
The intention of the theoretical framework is to give the reader an overview of the special working conditions in ships and to present shortly some central points of a motivation theory. The analytical research methodology of this thesis was qualitative. The qualitative case study was carried out by interviewing nine Finnish and Italian deck officers.
According to the results of this study, the appealing factors were several. The most often mentioned reasons for working at sea were cyclic work, salary and that the work is found to be interesting. The interviewed deck officers are motivated at their work and for example, their possibilities to make a career maintains motivation. The importance of the mental working environment came up clearly in this study. Good relationships with work mates and a good mental working environment were said to be fundamental. Good colleagues, teamwork, loyalty and respect among work mates were important factors that add to job satisfaction.
In addition, the aim of the thesis was to get some information on how the working conditions could be improved at sea and how to make the life on board better for seafarers.
The intention of the theoretical framework is to give the reader an overview of the special working conditions in ships and to present shortly some central points of a motivation theory. The analytical research methodology of this thesis was qualitative. The qualitative case study was carried out by interviewing nine Finnish and Italian deck officers.
According to the results of this study, the appealing factors were several. The most often mentioned reasons for working at sea were cyclic work, salary and that the work is found to be interesting. The interviewed deck officers are motivated at their work and for example, their possibilities to make a career maintains motivation. The importance of the mental working environment came up clearly in this study. Good relationships with work mates and a good mental working environment were said to be fundamental. Good colleagues, teamwork, loyalty and respect among work mates were important factors that add to job satisfaction.
In addition, the aim of the thesis was to get some information on how the working conditions could be improved at sea and how to make the life on board better for seafarers.