It is influenced by many factors including environmental and personal factors, income, nature and social status of the job, organizational prestige, promotion, job. Factors influencing job satisfaction and its impact on job. It is the positive emotional attachment to the job which works as a motivational factor. Intrinsic job satisfaction is a result of feeling content with the work itself and the responsibilities that go along with it. Korman, there are two types of factors which determine the job satisfaction of an employee. Another major factor determining job satisfaction is that recognizes the efforts and work of employees appreciating ones work or providing better opportunities will motivate and encourage him to contribute more to the firm,he knows his efforts will be respected or identified. Investigating job satisfaction in general can help highlight factors that increase it, which in turn can improve productivity and organisational profit. According to seashore and iaber 1975, there are two major factors influencing job satisfaction.
A study on the factors affecting job satisfaction amongst employees of a factory in seremban, malaysia lai chai hong1, nik intan norhan abd hamid and norliza mohd salleh abstract the purpose of this study was to identify the level of satisfaction of the nonadministrative employees toward their job in a company x, seremban. Lockes 1976 advanced job satisfaction theory considers it to be someones good or bad emotion as the evaluation of job experience. Studying the factors affecting job satisfaction of. Factors influencing employee satisfaction employee satisfaction ensures employees are happy with their jobs and also give their heart and soul to the organization. Job satisfaction depends on several different factors such as satisfaction with pay, promotion opportunities, fringe benefits, job security, relationship with coworkers and supervisors, etc. Some of the major personal factors are occupation, age, economic condition, lifestyle and individuals personality. Canan cilingir december 2014, 129 pages in this study, it is aimed to determine important factors that affect the job satisfaction of. Definition of job satisfaction the concept of job satisfaction is widely. Factors affecting motivation and job satisfaction of. Fred luthans job satisfaction is the level of happiness one feels about hisher job. In order for an organization to sustain and grow its business, job satisfaction is the long term solution for talent retention and increased performance and productivity. However, in vietnam there are very few studies on this issue, this. Employee job satisfaction, perceived stress, lack of communication, pay. State officials were more satisfied than local body and psu officials on job satisfaction facets, pay.
Job satisfaction is a workers sense of achievement and sucess on the job. In the regression model, life satisfaction, selfesteem, and perceived stress predicted job satisfaction f 5. Individual work attitude in the organization including job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job stress, job attitude, there are negative correlation between them and turnover 10. A study on the factors affecting job satisfaction amongst. Jan 20, 2020 job satisfaction is defined as the level of contentment employees feel with their job. Employee engagement and job satisfaction at company a. Extrinsic job satisfaction has more to do with the work conditions such as salary, job security, and your relationships with coworkers and supervisors.
The factors are divided into two main groups as the determinant factors of job satisfaction. Thus, managers need to pay attention to job satisfaction constantly. Factors that affect employees job satisfaction and. Job satisfaction may lead to cost reduction by reducing absences, task errors, conflicts at work and turnover. The findings for the economic factors affecting employee job satisfaction indicate that on average employees agree that their salary is paid on time and makes them comfortable. The goal of the project is to acquire understanding of the factors that influence organizational culture, politics and job satisfaction among employees in different kinds of. Examining table 2, we see that salary is the most important factor regarding job satisfaction with a percentage of 48. Factors affecting performance appraisal career stint. Attitudes are long lasting, but satisfaction is dynamic and it keeps on changing. Some of the major personal factors are occupation, age. Jan, 2018 job satisfaction is a result of employees perception of how well their job provides those things which are viewed as important. Factors affecting job satisfaction of employees in a public institution unutmaz, seda m. They also identified three aspects of job satisfaction. Nurse job satisfaction is positive or pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job or job experience.
Factors influencing job satisfaction and anticipated. Motivation is yield to many elements as salary, promotion, personal goals, job security, working environment, training and development, recognition, administrative practices and workloads. The goal of the project is to acquire understanding of the factors that influence organizational culture, politics and job satisfaction among employees in different kinds of jobs. This paper discusses the factors that influence job satisfaction. Madan and srivastava 2015 found that demographic variables such as gender, age, tenure with the organization, and marital status do not have a statistically significant impact on employee engagement and job satisfaction based on results of anova, ttests, and regression analyses. Pdf on jun 22, 2018, ong choon hee and others published factors influencing employee job. Study on the factors affecting job satisfaction of. There are a number of factors that influence job satisfaction. This worry in turn affects your sincerity and your mind starts wavering. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment can be influenced by factors such as institutional constraints and the superior behavior, then affect. Influencing job satisfaction and burnout of mental health workers. Facet approachin this approach, satisfaction is measured on each aspect of the job. It may be found in a combination of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Introduction education is essential to national growth and development.
If your job is not secure, you are bound to worry about your career. Apr 17, 2018 job satisfaction is an employees emotional response to different jobrelated factors resulting in finding pleasure, comfort, confidence, rewards, personal growth and various positive opportunities, including upward mobility, recognition and appraisal done on a merit pattern with monetary value as compensation 1, 2. What is the importance of job satisfaction in a workplace. The main areas that have been taken into account are, theories. In the construction industry, where the quality of products is dependent on the skill of laborers and on site supervisors, employees play a significant role in the success and outcome of the product and the company. Job satisfaction can be understood in terms of its relationships with other key factors, such as general wellbeing, stress at work, control at work, homework interface, and working conditions. Physical working environment and authority and freedom were the most frequently reported factors associated with nurses job satisfaction. Job satisfaction of nurse by determinant factors was measured using the questionnaire adopted and adapted by principal investigator with a 32item scale. According to simatwa 2011 job satisfaction means a function which is positively related to the degree to which one. The concept of job satisfaction, viewed through different lenses by various scholars, is defined differently. Factors influencing job satisfaction and its impact on. Factors affecting motivation and job satisfaction of academic staff of universities in southsouth geopolitical zone of nigeria regina n.
Factors affecting motivation and job satisfaction of academic. The main purpose of this research paper is to identify the factors. This research is done to explore the importance of factors that affects job satisfaction. Such people seldom think of changing their jobs and motivate not only themselves but also others to work hard for the betterment of the organization. In developed countries, there are many studies on the factors affecting job satisfaction of employees in enterprises, commercial banks such as the studies of weiss et al 1967, hackman, j. Identifying organizational factors of job satisfaction 77 by exploring the job satisfaction factors in the company we selected, we tried to determine if the factors of job satisfaction described here are really important, and if they needed modifying or supplementing. A study conducted by billa in 2016 concluded that in a state government of south india, as per the research.
Osakwe1 1 department of educational administration and policy studies, delta state university, abraka, nigeria. These factors are working condition, job security, autonomy or freedom, relationship with colleagues, relationship with superior, promotion and pay. Job satisfaction among care aides in residential longterm. Pdf a study of the relationship between absenteeism and. Job satisfaction is closely linked to that individuals behaviour in the work place davis et al. Factors affecting nurses job satisfaction in rural and. Performance appraisal is one business activity that most of employees look forward to. Factors affecting the level of job satisfaction are. A study of the relationship between absenteeism and job satisfaction, certain personal characteristics, and situational factors for employees in a public agency. Stress levels is the least important factor with 6. Identification of variables affecting employee satisfaction. Job satisfaction can be influenced by a variety of factors, e.
The assessment of job satisfaction through employee anonymous surveys became commonplace in the 1930s. Study on the factors affecting job satisfaction of employees. Conversely, employees were in concurrence with the fact that their salary does not match the. Organizational and individual factors influencing job satisfaction. Factors affecting motivation and job satisfaction of academic staff of. Job satisfaction describes how content an individual is with his or her job. A model was developed which includes the factors affecting job satisfaction, their relations and effects on job loyalty. The nature of business operation, the work culture and the level of job satisfaction have undergone sea change for the pharmaceutical companies. Greenberg and baron 2008, for instance, viewed job satisfaction as a feeling that can produce a positive or negative effect toward ones roles and responsibilities at work and added that it is important to understand the concept of job. It is generally perceived to be directly linked to productitivty as well as to personal wellbeing. Pdf factors influencing job satisfaction researchgate.
Several extrinsic, intrinsic, personal, and community factors were also found to be associated with nurses job satisfaction. Lawler 1972 refers job satisfaction is the sum of job facet satisfaction across. The overall job satisfaction of the employees in pharmaceutical sector is at the positive level. The impact of employee engagement factors and job satisfaction on turnover intent. The stability of your job is a vital ingredient in your job satisfaction. In this article, we will try to know the factors that affect performance appraisal. Factors affecting motivation among employees in consultancy. An investigation of social factors affecting on personnel job satisfaction of 101 professional jobs than for less complex jobs. Global approachit measures the overall satisfaction of the job. Reilly1991 defines job satisfaction as the feeling that a worker has about his job or a general attitude towards work or a job and it is influenced by the perception of ones job. Environmental factors consist of working conditions, personal development opportunities, rewards, supervision, coworkers and communication.
I, hamed alsemeri, declare that the dba thesis entitled the factors affecting job satisfaction. To stay devoted and loyal to the firm, you need to feel that your job is secure. It helps individual to become selfreliant, skillful and. Personal factors play a very important role in affecting the buying behaviour of a consumer.