Research Proposal
Research proposal on
The Level of Job Satisfaction of Employees in Bangladeshi Banks
Research Background
Job satisfaction explains the level of contentedness of an individual with his or her job. The happy employees are said to be more satisfied with their jobs. Job satisfaction is not similar to the level of motivation at work place or the aptitude level but still it is clearly linked with the both. It is said that the happy employees are productive employees. The most-used research definition of job satisfaction is by Locke (1976), who defined it as “. . . a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences” (p. 1304).Locke’s definition gives importance to both affect or feeling and cognition or thinking. This can be said in other words as, when we thing, we have feelings about what we think.
There are various statements going around in the organizations saying that the happy employees are productive employees while the proponents state that the happy employees are not productive employees. These conflicting statements are drawn by the HR professionals and the managers within organizations. There is confusion and debate among practitioners on the topic of employee attitudes and job satisfaction— even at a time when employees are increasingly important for organizational success and competitiveness. There is no strong acceptance among researchers, that increased job satisfaction produces improved job performance, in fact, improved job satisfaction can sometimes decrease job performance. The job satisfaction is linked to the job itself, to what may be the most important personality trait to predict job satisfaction, core self-evaluation.
Many managerial studies conducted in the past have linked the performance evaluation procedures of an employee to the level of job satisfaction (Brownell. 1982; Harrison. 1992;Lau and Sholihin. 2005). This is justified on the basis of an assumption that the performance
The Level of Job Satisfaction of Employees in Bangladeshi Banks
Research Background
Job satisfaction explains the level of contentedness of an individual with his or her job. The happy employees are said to be more satisfied with their jobs. Job satisfaction is not similar to the level of motivation at work place or the aptitude level but still it is clearly linked with the both. It is said that the happy employees are productive employees. The most-used research definition of job satisfaction is by Locke (1976), who defined it as “. . . a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences” (p. 1304).Locke’s definition gives importance to both affect or feeling and cognition or thinking. This can be said in other words as, when we thing, we have feelings about what we think.
There are various statements going around in the organizations saying that the happy employees are productive employees while the proponents state that the happy employees are not productive employees. These conflicting statements are drawn by the HR professionals and the managers within organizations. There is confusion and debate among practitioners on the topic of employee attitudes and job satisfaction— even at a time when employees are increasingly important for organizational success and competitiveness. There is no strong acceptance among researchers, that increased job satisfaction produces improved job performance, in fact, improved job satisfaction can sometimes decrease job performance. The job satisfaction is linked to the job itself, to what may be the most important personality trait to predict job satisfaction, core self-evaluation.
Many managerial studies conducted in the past have linked the performance evaluation procedures of an employee to the level of job satisfaction (Brownell. 1982; Harrison. 1992;Lau and Sholihin. 2005). This is justified on the basis of an assumption that the performance
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