Understanding the effect of emotional exhaustion on tellers’ job satisfaction in teller-task activity in Ghanaian retail banks

Mohammed Aminu Sanda, Emmanuel Mawuena

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Abstract

This study explored the influencing dynamics of tellers’ emotional exhaustion on their job satisfaction necessitated by the increased customer demand of direct teller service in the banking halls, as against the usage of automated teller machines in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional design, quantitative data was collected from five banks with similar institutional arrangements for teller work. Results from factor analysis identified seven factors that are indicative of the tellers’ emotional exhaustion, and four factors that are indicative of their job satisfaction. Results from correlation and regression analyses showed that a rise in the tellers’ emotional exhaustion reduces their satisfaction with the teller job. It is concluded that tellers become emotionally exhausted and dissatisfied with their jobs due to the absence of human resources management mechanisms that could have enabled the efficient design of the teller task and work environments that are conducive with bonded relationships between tellers’ and their supervisors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Human Factors, Business Management and Society - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018
EditorsJussi Ilari Kantola, Salman Nazir, Tibor Barath
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages461-472
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319947082
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventAHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018 - Orlando
Duration: 21 Jul 201825 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume783
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceAHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period21/07/1825/07/18

Keywords

  • Emotional exhaustion
  • Ghana
  • Job satisfaction
  • Retail banks
  • Teller-task activity
  • Tellers

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