Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia

Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the job characteristics and the level of employees’ job satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (FDAM). The data was collected from 150 respondents by using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyz...

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Main Author: Mohd. Khir, Mohd. Sham
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Published: 2004
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HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management
Employment
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Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia
description The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the job characteristics and the level of employees’ job satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (FDAM). The data was collected from 150 respondents by using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using Pearson Correlation, T-Test and ANOVA. Results of the study indicate significance relationships between job characteristics and job satisfaction. As a whole, the findings of the study can be summarized as follows : i. Significance relationships exist between overall job characteristics and job satisfaction. ii. The results of the study suggest job characteristics variables such as skill variety , task identity, task significance, task autonomous and task feedback are positively related to job satisfaction. iii. Demographic factors such as age, tenure, job position, marital status number of dependents were found to be correlated with job satisfaction. and iv. Significance differences exist between demographic factors such as age, tenure, job position, marital status, number of dependents and job satisfaction.
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title Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia
title_short Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia
title_full Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia
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spelling my-uum-etd.13342013-07-24T12:11:29Z Examining the Relationships Between Job Characteristics and Employees' Job Satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia 2004 Mohd. Khir, Mohd. Sham Sekolah Siswazah Sekolah Siswazah HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the job characteristics and the level of employees’ job satisfaction in the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (FDAM). The data was collected from 150 respondents by using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using Pearson Correlation, T-Test and ANOVA. Results of the study indicate significance relationships between job characteristics and job satisfaction. As a whole, the findings of the study can be summarized as follows : i. Significance relationships exist between overall job characteristics and job satisfaction. ii. 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