Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction


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Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction

 

The major factors influencing job satisfaction are presented below:

 

Supervision

To a worker, Supervision is equally a strong contributor to the job satisfaction as well as to the job dissatisfaction. The feelings of workers towards his supervisors are usually similar to his feeling towards the company. The role of supervisor is a focal point for attitude formation. Bad supervision results in absenteeism and labor turnover. Good supervision results in higher production and good industrial relations.

 

Co-Workers

Various studies had traced this factor as a factor of intermediate importance. One’s associates with others had frequently been motivated as a factor in job satisfaction. Certainly, this seems reasonable because people like to be near their friends. The workers derive satisfaction when the co-workers are helpful, friendly and co-operative.

 

PAY

Studies also show that most of the workers felt satisfied when they are paid more adequately to the work performed by them. The relative important of pay would probably changing factor in job satisfaction or dissatisfaction.

 

AGE

Age has also been found to have a direct relationship to level job of satisfaction of employees. In some groups job satisfaction is higher with increasing age, in other groups job satisfaction is lower and in other there is no difference at all.

 

MARITAL STATUS

 

Marital status has an important role in deciding the job satisfaction. Most of the studies have revealed that the married person finds dissatisfaction in his job than his unmarried counterpart. The reasons stated to be are that wages were insufficient due to increased cost of living, educations to children etc.

 

EDUCATION

Studies conducted among various workers revealed that most of workers who had not completed their school education showed higher satisfaction level. However, educated workers felt less satisfied in their job.

 

WORKING CONDITION

The result of various studies shows that working condition is an important factor. Good working atmosphere and pleasant surroundings help increasing the production of industry. Working conditions are more important to women workers than men workers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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9 Comments

  1. Nice overview. It’s easy to measure those constructs at the same time. This can either be done by having one of these consulting firms out there helping you out, by doing it yourself or by using one of these handy web-apps out there to measure employee engagement.


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