Research Article | Open Access
A STUDY ON THE DIMENSIONS OF JOB SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT
A.THILAGAVATHY, DR.C.MATHANA KAMARAJ
Pages: 4101-4116
Abstract
In India, most of the public sector units are not implementing welfare concept properly at work place. Employees are always in frustration and motivation level of employees is not god. Motivation is positively correlated with concepts of level of aspiration, degree of comfort he/she gets at work place. The present study is confined to analyse the variables influencing satisfaction level of job satisfaction of employees working in public sector in Thoothukudi district. The intensity of influence as evidenced through the eigen values of the factors such as work environment, Training and motivation, security of job, salary and other benefits, welfare and other amenities and leave and holidays with pay. It is found that all these independent factors are influencing bank employees satisfaction level to the extent of 84 per cent. The other unidentified variables have the influence to the rest of the portion of 16 percent. The regression co-efficient of the factor ‘welfare and other amenities’ shows a higher influence with a percent change on the factor welfare and other amenities, keeping all other factors constant makes a change of 0.7216 per cent on job satisfaction level of transport employees. The regression coefficient of the factor salary and allowances shows keeping all other factors constant a per cent change on the factor security makes a change of 0.7216 percent on job satisfaction level of insurance employees. Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction of Bank employees should be evaluated periodically for evolving dynamic and pragmatic policies for organization's growth and development. Private Sector Banks should pay attention to the extent of direction employees receive from their boss since they are exhibiting lower level of satisfaction in this regard. The policy makers and managers should ensure the clearly defined goals and chain of command that helps the employees to accomplish their work in due time by using their skills, abilities, and resources.
Keywords
Job Satisfaction, Motivation, Training, Welfare, Salary