Constituents of Job Satisfaction Among Small and Medium Engineering Enterprises

Abstract

There are constituents at work place which affect employee morale, motivation, performance and affect job satisfaction. Job Satisfaction is an important indicator of how employees feel about their jobs and a predictor of work behaviours such as absenteeism and turnover (Michael Armstrong, 1994). SME sector is an important driver of Indian economy that produces more than 8000 products. During our study, it was found that employees at engineering sector of SME are dissatisfied with certain constituents at work place. Interestingly, non monetary factors such as superior-subordinate relationship and treatment have scored more in determining job satisfaction followed by pay and reward practices. This paper attempts to find out constituents that determine job satisfaction at SME.