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Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Officers of Public Sector Banks - An Empirical Study

Suryanarayan Mohapatra*, Subhashree Panda**

* Associate Professor, ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad, AP, India.

** Lecturer, Department of Humanities, Parala Maharaja Engg. College, Berhampur, Odisha.

Periodicity:March - May'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.6.4.1792

Abstract

This paper attempts to evaluate the job satisfaction level of bank officers in the Indian public sector banks in the contemporary scenario characterized by financial sector reforms, deregulation, intense competition and large scale technology adoption. It focuses on identifying the factors of job satisfaction and their influence on the overall job satisfaction level of bank officers. For the purpose of the study, data were collected from 180 bank officers using convenient sampling technique and analyzed by using statistical tools like factor analysis, correlation and multiple regression analysis. The result reveals that Reward, Recognition, Supervision, Opportunity for Promotion, Workplace environment, Social contacts among co-workers, Pay and other facilities, Job Security and Challenging nature of job influence the level of Job satisfaction of bank officers.

Keywords

Bank Officers, Job Satisfaction, Reforms, Deregulation, Competition, Technology Adoption.

How to Cite this Article?

Suryanarayan Mohapatra and Subhashree Panda (2012). Determinants Of Job Satisfaction Among Officers Of Public Sector Banks - An Empirical Study. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 6(4), 22-32. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.6.4.1792

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