Data were collected through questionnaire survey, and the empirical method was used to investigate the impact mechanism of total rewards and its dimensions on job satisfaction. The results showed that: (1) Total rewards had a significant positive impact on employee job satisfaction; (2) salary, performance and recognition, personal development and career opportunities have significant positive effects on job satisfaction, while welfare and work-life balance have no significant positive effects on job satisfaction; (3) there are differences in the positive effects of five dimensions of total rewards on job satisfaction, in order of magnitude: personal development and career opportunities > performance and recognition > salary > work-life balance > welfare.

Huaqian Huang, Yingyi Deng, Caifeng Qin. The Effect of Total Rewards on Job Satisfaction. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 25: 8-13. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062502.

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