Relationship between personal environment and job enrichment in influencing job satisfaction of employees in mncs in India

Among the numerous factors identified as influencing the motivation of employees, Job satisfaction is considered the important one by many experts. An analysis was made to find out the influence of Job Enrichment and Personal Environment on the job satisfaction of the employees of software MNCs. It was found that the respondents who felt the importance of personal environment in terms of self-esteem, commitment, confidence, attitude and intelligence on job satisfaction also felt a high degree of importance for job enrichment and that job enrichment in terms of autonomy, new learning, personal accountability, job rotation, appreciation and recognition are contributing to job satisfaction. It was also evident that there exists a linear relationship between job enrichment and personal environment in influencing job satisfaction. Hence it would be suggested that the management analyse the personal environment while selecting personnel for highly enriched jobs.