Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, The American College, Madurai
Job satisfaction means a person psychologically, physically, environmentally satisfied with the job. Satisfaction creates confidence, loyalty and ultimately improved quality in the output of the employed. Satisfaction, though, is not the simple result of an incentive program. Employees will most likely not take any more pride in their work even if they win the weekend getaway for having the highest sales. This paper reviews the literature of motivational theorists and draws from their approaches to job satisfaction and the role of motivation within job satisfaction. The main objectives of the study are effectiveness of job satisfaction with special reference to spinning/textile mills in Tirunelveli district. The sample size is 120 employees. Inaccessibility to workers was a major problem as the company allowed interaction with only the first shift workers. The major findings of the study are that the majority of the respondents have an opinion that overall working environment of the organization is good. The majority respondents are in compliance with the salary and promotion policies. There are few respondents who have not satisfied the job which affecting the production process. A major cause of job satisfaction is promotion policies. Working hours have also not been found satisfied by employees which are the majority.SPSS & Percentage analysis is used for data analysis statistically. It is concluded from study that facets such as: pay, promotion, job safety and security, working conditions, job autonomy, relationship with co-workers, and relationship with supervisor and nature of work; affect the job satisfaction and performance.
Job satisfaction, performance, Motivation, Job role
