Work Motivation among Employees as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction
Author : Dr. Jaya Golatkar
Abstract :
The purpose of the present testing is to study the correlation between work motivations among employees as a predictor of job satisfaction. Work Motivation is commonly defined as the psychological process that determines (or energizes) the direction, the intensity and persistence of action within the continuing stream of experiences that characterize the person in relation to his/her work (Kanfer, 1990), Job Satisfaction is any combination of psychological, physiological, and environmental circumstances that cause a person to say they are satisfied with their job. Hoppock (1935). A correlational study on Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction among employees was conducted. Work Motivation Questionnaire by K. G Agrawal (WMQA) and Job Satisfaction Scale by Dr. Amar Singh and Dr. T.R. Sharma (JSS-English version) was used for present research. The research was done using a survey method. Sample of study Comprises 100 participants selected randomly using simple random sampling method from various industries of Nagpur city. The age of the subjects were ranges from 25-50. While selecting participants, there position in the job was not being considered. In the stage I mean and standard deviation was computed. After ensuring that the data is normally distributed in order to find the relationship between 2 variables pearson product movement correlation was applied and significant correlation followed by regression analysis to predict the predictive power of independent variable.
Keywords :
Work motivation, job satisfaction, employee motivation, work behaviour, work place psychology.
