The dynamics of industrial workers' Satisfaction with labour (on the example of large industrial enterprises of Penza)

The article examines the dynamics of industrial workers' satisfaction with labour in large industrial enterprises in 2011 and 2012 and presents the estimation of social and economic situation in Penza. The author compares the characteristics of labour in economically successful and economically unsuccessful large industrial enterprises. It is revealed that the employees of successful enterprises are more satisfied with labour. It is connected with favorable working conditions, decent wages and high prestige of such enterprises. The author determines the factors influencing employees' satisfaction with their labour and labor behavior, employment strategies and labor activity.