Global Journal of Business Management

ISSN 2736-1721

Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 13 (3), pp. 001-007, March, 2019. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Factors effecting job satisfaction of employees in Pakistani banking sector

Ahmed Imran Hunjra1*, Muhammad Irfan Chani2, Sher Aslam2, Muhammad Azam3 and Kashif-Ur-Rehman1

1MS Scholar, Iqra University, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.

2National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan.

3Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Accepted 15 September, 2018

Abstract

The job satisfaction has got tremendous attention in organizational research. The focus of this study is to determine the impact of various human resource management practices like job autonomy, team work environment and leadership behavior on job satisfaction. It also investigates the major determinants of job satisfaction in Pakistani banking sector. This study further evaluates the level of difference in job satisfaction among male and female employees. The sample of the study consisted of 450 employees working in different banks of Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore through the questionnaire, of which 295 were returned and processed. SPSS was used to analyze the data, using independent sample T test, Correlation and regression analysis. There is a positive and significant link between job satisfaction and human recourse management practices like team work environment, job autonomy and behavior of leadership. From the findings of the study, it is also inferred that male and female workers have significantly different level of job satisfaction.

Key words: Human resource management practices, job satisfaction, employees, banking sector.