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Khaleque and Rehman (1987) in a study on 1560 industrial workers indicated a higher
percentage of workers that were satisfied with their job (86 percent), compared to only a
small percentage of them who were dissatisfied (14 percent). Similar results could be
observed from other studies like those of Khaleque and Wadud (1984). The study also
revealed that overall job satisfaction is significantly higher for those respondents who are
satisfied with job components and job facets than those who are not satisfied with them.
Shinde (1997) observed that majority of the master trainers (57.5 percent) experienced
medium level of professional satisfaction, followed by 30 percent feeling high level of
professional satisfaction and only a few of them experiencing low level of professional
satisfaction (12.5 percent).
Rao et al. (1991) on Motivation and Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Examination on a sample of
300 respondents in a small scale industry showed that an insignificant percentage of employees
were satisfied with their work (12 percent), majority of the employees were dissatisfied with
their work (48.25 percent) and many of them preferred to remain neutral on this count (39.75
percent). Those who were satisfied with their work were working in a work environment that
was somewhat better than the others and were handling jobs that were quite challenging. Those
dissatisfied with their work found their jobs disinteresting, heavy and burdensome, laborious,
and oppressive nature of work.
Hague (2004) found that Indian academicians are deriving only a modest degree of job
satisfaction and there seems to be a growing discontentment among teachers towards their
job despite the different plans and programmes started for their benefit.
A study by Sharma and Jyoti (2006) titled Job Satisfaction Among School Teachers
conducted on a random sample of 120 equally represented government and private school
teachers in Jammu city (at primary and secondary school levels) revealed that the degree
of job satisfaction secured by teachers is not high and the reason lies in insufficient pay.
Unless the physical needs, which require money, are satisfied, an employee will not be
tempted to achieve higher order needs.
Panda (2001) in the paper titled Job Satisfaction of Dotcom Employees - An Indian
Experiment studied job satisfaction among a sample of 150 executives at various levels
(from Managers to Vice Presidents) of dotcom companies, spread over six cities in India -
New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. A majority of the
respondents were satisfied with the job they were doing (73 percent), and a majority was
also found to be dissatisfied with the company in which they are working (75 percent).
The researcher further explained that the nature and content of the job is the driving force
behind satisfaction, whereas apprehensions and operational problems leading to doubts
about long-term survival of the company are indicators of dissatisfaction.
Rahad (1995) investigated factors related with job satisfaction in the article titled Factors
Related with Job Satisfaction of Village Extension Workers in Training and Visit System.
240 village extension workers in the Amravati division of the Vidorabha region in
Maharashtra State formed the sample of the study. Findings revealed that a majority of the
respondents were moderately satisfied about their job (70.42 percent), while the
proportion of highly satisfied respondents was rather small (16.25 percent).
Chelliah (1998) on Job Satisfaction in Madras Fertilizers Limited conducted on 227 executives
working in Madras Fertilizers Limited revealed that job satisfaction of the respondents was more
than satisfactory.