FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION: A STUDY DONE ON THE EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING IN DELHI
Keywords:
Job Satisfaction, Factors, Exploratory factor analysisAbstract
In this course of research, objective is to find out the factors affecting employees’ job satisfaction in Indian public sector organization of Delhi. The study was carried out on 30 employees of a leading public sector undertaking. The paper aims to identify the factors influencing job satisfaction using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire developed by Weiss (1967) a 5-point Likert-type scale with 20 items. Exploratory factor analysis was done. The finds that job autonomy, job advancement, security and managerial support and employees participation enhance the job satisfaction of employees.
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