The influence of employee demographic factors on job satisfaction: A case study of Segen Construction Company, Eritrea

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between demographic factors and job satisfaction at Segen Construction Company (SCC), Eritrea, using Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ on a five-point Likert scale). The survey was conducted in June 2017, and covered 68 employees of SCC at the headquarters in Asmara. Regression analyses on the influence of demographic factors on job satisfaction revealed that there was no significant relationship between gender and job satisfaction (r 2 =0.002; p=0.296); significant relationship between age and job satisfaction (r 2 =0.052; p=0.035); significant relationship between working experience and job satisfaction (r 2 =0.070; p=0.017); and no significant relationship between academic qualification and job satisfaction (r 2 =-0.008; p=0.506). On the extent of the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on job satisfaction, the aggregate mean value of intrinsic determinants was 3.36, and that of extrinsic determinants was 3.28. Results of regression analyses yielded r 2 = 0.817; p=0.000 for intrinsic determinants, and r 2 = 0.809, p=0.000 for extrinsic determinants. Hence, the study concluded that at SCC, the intrinsic determinants had greater influence than extrinsic factors on job satisfaction.

Job Satisfaction Among Academicians in Nepal: The Influence of Institutional Sector and Demographic Factors

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Secondary Level Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Nepal: A Case of three Districts

“…Chen (2010) study found that middle school teachers were dissatisfied with their job, younger and junior teachers were more satisfied with their working conditions, but less satisfied with income level. Tadesse and Muriithi (2017) revealed that there were no significant relationship between gender, academic qualification and job satisfaction but closely relationship between working environment and job satisfaction. Although the study about job satisfaction had been done in other countries including in Nepal.…”

Demographic Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Non-Academic Senior Staff of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

“…Studies have indicated that males are more satisfied with their jobs, while others indicate that females are more satisfied. Beyene and Gituma [11] from a sample of 68 workers in Eritrea found that no significant difference exists in job satisfaction with respect to gender. In Ghana, Milledzi et al [10] from a sample of 361 academic staff made up of 287 males and 74 females, found that male and female academic staff do not differ in their level of job satisfaction.…”

“…Referring to the findings of MIlledzi et al [10], we observed that job satisfaction of employees is determined by their age, rank, and marital status but not gender. The issue of gender indifference was confirmed by Beyene and Gituma [11], who found no significant difference in job satisfaction with respect to gender. On the contrary, there has been a significant number of studies which supported the view that females are more satisfied than males with their jobs.…”

“…However, they did not take into consideration other demographic variables of employees such as years of work experience and academic qualifications. Again, although the studies conducted focused mainly on variables such as gender, age, rank, and marital status as determinants employees' job satisfaction, they concentrated mainly on academic staff Milledzi, et al [10]; Olatunji [14]; Beyene and Gituma [11] to the neglect of other senior staff who are responsible for the administrative and technical duties in support of academic staff in universities. Arguably, there is therefore no readily available information on the demographic determinants of job satisfaction of non-academic senior staff at the universities in Ghana, including the University of Cape Coast.…”