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Personal Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Cane Development Assistants of a Sugar Mills in Bangladesh

M. K. Ali
Sugarcane Research and Training Institute, lshurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

S. A. Chowdhury
Sugarcane Research and Training Institute, lshurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

M. A. Kader
Sugarcane Research and Training Institute, lshurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

M. O. Gani
Sugarcane Research and Training Institute, lshurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship of five selected personal factors of the 'Cane Development Assistants of North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd ., Gopalpur. Rajshahi with their perceived level of Job satisfaction. Of five factors subjected to multiple correlation analysis age. formal education. length of service and residence distance from posting place revealed positive and highly significant relation With job satisfaction. The fifth factor l.e, family size showed negative and highly significant relation. All the factor; jointly explained 79.82% of the total variability of levels of job satisfaction which is also highly significant. Multiple regression analysis showed that education and length of service ranked top In ter..ms of contribution to Job satisfaction followed by family size. residence distance and age of the respondents.

Keywords: Personal factors, Job satisfaction, Cane Development Assistants, Sugar Mills

Location: North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd., Gopalpur, Rajshahi

Start Date: 00-00-1983

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Impact

Objectives:

This study was aimed at determining the influence of five personal factors of the Cane Development Assistants of North Bengal Sugar Mills on their perceived level of job satisfaction.

Methodology:

The study was undertaken during 1983 in North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd., Gopalpur, Rajshahi. Information were collected by using structured questionnaires. Forty two Cane Development Assistants (CDAs) were selected at random and asked to fill up the questionnaires as per instruction. The respondents were advised to express their perceived level of overall job satisfaction on a five point Likert type scale as follows: point '1' meant for least satisfaction and '5' is regarded as maximum as neither satisfied nor dissatisfied i.e. partly dissatisfied and partly satisfied. Taking levels of job satisfaction of the CDAs as dependent variable, the following function was tested for searching relationship by using multiple correlation and regression analysis. Y= f (x., X2, X3, X4, X5) Where, Y= Levels of satisfaction (score from 1 to 5). X1 = Age of the respondents (years), X2= Years spent in formal Educational Institutes, X3= Length in service in the present post (years), X4= Distance of residence from posting place (in miles) X5= Family size (total members of the family).

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Sugarcane 6: 55-58 July,1984

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Achievement/Findings:

Though all the factors subjected to present study are significantly related and contributed to job satisfaction but education and length of service emerged as top predictors of CDAs job satisfaction followed by family size, residence from. posting place and age of the respondents.

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