Job Satisfaction of Executives: A Comparative Study on Public and Private Sector

Job satisfaction in organisations has been receiving increasing attention because it reduces employee turnover, absenteeism, tardiness and health setbacks due to stress. Workers who are satisfied at their workplaces show positive attitudes in their homes and make a psychologically healthy society. It is the terminology used to describe whether employees are happy and contented and fulfilling their desires and needs at work. Job satisfaction is a very important attitude, which is frequently measured by organisations. This paper surveys the job satisfaction of executives of public and private sectors. The results showed that private sector executives appeared to be better satisfied with various constructs of their jobs than their counterpart in public sector. Future research should aim to replicate the present findings with larger and more diverse samples as well as get advantage from the use of multiple-item scales to measure job satisfaction.