The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance: A Case at ABC Manufacturing Company

J. A. H. N. Rodrigo *

Charterd Institute of Personal Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

C. L. Kuruppu

Department of Business Management, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka.

G. Y. Pathirana

Department of Business Management, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of ‘Job Satisfaction’ on ‘Employee Performance’. The preliminary investigations revealed a researchable area where most of the employees are dissatisfied affecting their job performances. In this study deductive approach has been used to test the existing theories and thus this study involves quantitative analysis. The determinants of independent variable of ‘Job Satisfaction’ included Pay & Benefits, Trainings, Work Condition and Nature of the Job. The dependent variable for the study is ‘Employee Performance’. The sample consists of 66 employees based on simple random sampling technique. Moreover, a structured questionnaire was administered to collect the primary data. The hypotheses were tested using the correlation and regression analysis. The correlation analysis denoted that there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance and the regression analysis depicted that the job satisfaction has a statistically significant impact on employee performance at 0.05. This study suggests the organization to maintain salary equality and supervisor relationships to increase the employee performance. Furthermore, it is recommended to recognize the training needs of the employees to boost the performance of the employees. Moreover, based on the findings of this study, the scholars could further investigate the how other factors such as top management support and organization culture impacting on employee performance.

Keywords: Job satisfaction, pay and benefits, trainings, work condition, nature of the job, employee performance


How to Cite

Rodrigo, J. A. H. N., Kuruppu, C. L., & Pathirana, G. Y. (2022). The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance: A Case at ABC Manufacturing Company. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 22(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2022/v22i230541

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