A Study of Researchers Career Development, Social Support, Personality, and Job Satisfaction: Using Quality of Working Life and Job Complexity as Intervene Variables

Results showed that the higher the level of satisfaction R&D personnel showed on career development programs, the higher will be the level of quality of work life, job satisfaction, professional activities and productivity.Next, we argue that professional activities is the mediator of job satisfaction and productivity.

When R&D personnel have high level of job satisfaction, they will be more motivated to engaged in professional activities and their productively would increase substantially. Finally, we also find that career challenges-oriented development programs have the greater impact on quality of work life, job satisfaction, professional activities and productivity.