Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

A study of the relationship between islamic work ethics and work satisfaction of Iranian employees

  • Author:
  • Seyed Mehdi Mousavi Davoudi1, Ali Keyfarzandi Asl1, Ata Allah Ziaee2
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 236 to 247

1Executive Master of Business Administration, faculty of Management & Economics, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.

2Master of Entrepreneurship Management, faculty of Management & Economics, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Iran and aimed to analyze the relationship between Islamic work ethics and job satisfaction. 150 employees of 10 manufacturing companies were selected as statistical population of this study. After distribution of questionnaires among employees, 133 filled questionnaires were returned. The research method used for this study is descriptive correlation. Further, the analysis was carried out utilizing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) methodology by LISREL 8.8 software. The factors analysis and the findings show that Islamic work ethics has a significant positive influence on job satisfaction of employees.

Keywords

Islamic work ethics, Job satisfaction