| As economic challenges continue in large U.S. cities, organizational leaders are strategizing to create effective cost-saving methods. Theses fiscally responsible efforts may be achieved through effective organizational risk management efforts that generate governmental efficiency. The problem is that in law enforcement, some policies and procedures that reduce organizational risk may limit police officers from performing their jobs in the most effective and efficient manner possible. The purpose of this nonexpermental, correlation research design was to examine relationships among perceptions of organizational risk management policies and procedures, levels of job satisfaction, and personal and professional characteristics of police officers. The research questions addressed the relationship between organizational risk management, job satisfaction, and specific demographic characteristic. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory was the theoretical framework used to ground the study. Data were collected from 126 police officers from a large urban Midwestern police department. Statistically significant relationships were indicated between organizational risk management policies and procedures, levels of job satisfaction, and demographic characteristics. The social impact of the study may include improved awareness of cost-saving methods in municipalities and better police services that could provide a safer environment and contribute to economic development. |
