Employees Perception Of Work Conditions And Job Satisfaction In Nigeria Business Organizations
Keywords:
Edo State, Employee prevalence, Job aspects, Work conditionsAbstract
This study has examined work conditions and job satisfaction in organizations. This was from a total of 365 respondents randomly selected from Guinness Nigeria Plc and Bendel Brewery, Benin City April to May, 2008. Job satisfaction was rated on Likert scale. Data were standardized, using percentages, to cushion the effect of the variation in the sample sub totals. It was revealed that the four most gratifying work conditions were schedule of duty, environment in the office, kind of people employees met/work with and salary/remuneration. It was, therefore, recommended that employees be given the chance to learn or try new things, have job security and have his/her initiatives/suggestions recognized by management. All these are with a view to increasing employee participation, loyalty and productivity in the organizations.
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