Effects of perceived job motivating potential on job satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of perceived motivating potential of the job on job satisfaction among employees. In all, 300 employees from some of the organizations were purposively selected for the present study. They were divided into three groups based on their scores on Job Diagnostic Survey and then they were compared on job satisfaction scale. The Hindi version of the both the tools were used in this study. The descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results obtained in the study made it obvious that perceived motivating potential of the job is an immediate and important determinant of job satisfaction among employees. The proposed hypothesis was accepted. The results are thoroughly discussed and interpreted. Besides it, limitation of the study and suggestion for future researches are also underlined.