Project Proposal

On

“A Study of Employees Job Satisfaction”

Of Employees of FAG Bearing India Ltd

Submitted To
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA

For Partial fulfillment for the Award of Post Graduate Diploma in

Commerce & Business Management [2017-2019]
By
ABHISHEK PATEL
Student of Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Department of Commerce & Business Management
Roll No :
Under the Guidance of
Dr. Vilas Chavan
Associate Professor
Department of Commerce and Business Management,
Faculty of Commerce,
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara
A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

Job satisfaction or Employee satisfaction is a measure of workers' contentedness

with their job, whether or not they like the job or individual aspects or facets of
jobs, such as nature of work or supervision. One of the most widely used definitions
in organizational research is that of Locke (1976), who defines job satisfaction as "A
pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one's job or
job experiences" .. It is assessed at both the global level (whether or not the
individual is satisfied with the job overall), or at the facet level (whether or not the
individual is satisfied with different aspects of the
job). Spector (1997)lists 14 common facets: Appreciation, Communication, Co-
workers, Fringe benefits, Job conditions, Nature of the work, Organization, Personal
growth, Policies and procedures, Promotion opportunities, Recognition, Security,
and Supervision.
Job satisfaction is the extent to which one is happy with their job hence an
employee’s willingness to perform at an optimum level (Hoffman-Miller 2013).
Aziri 2011, states that there is no agreed upon definition of what job satisfaction is
or what it represents; but there is need to consider the nature and importance of the
work. The article presents some definitions from different authors describing job
satisfaction as “Positive and favorable attitudes towards the job indicate job
satisfaction (Armstrong, 2006)”; collection of feeling and beliefs that people have
about their current job (George et al., 2008)”, while Ravari et al 2011 look at job
satisfaction as a multi-dimensional1 concept. Generally the comparison of all the
authors above points towards employees’ positive or negative attitudes towards their
jobs. “Job satisfaction focuses on three components of organizational behavior: that
is cognitive, affective, and behavioral and is widely used to determine overall
satisfaction in human capital management” (Hoffman-Miller, 2013).
A number of factors influence job satisfaction and they change over time; the
fluctuation could be attributed to changes within the workplace as well as
economic, demographic and social trends (SHRM, 2012).

CONCEPT OF “EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION”

Despite its vide usage in scientific research,as well as in everyday life,there is still no
general agreement regarding what job satisfaction is. In fact there is no final definition
on what job represents. Therefore before a definition on job satisfaction can be given ,
the nature and importance of work as a universal human activity must be considered.
Different authors have different approaches towards defining jobs satisfaction of
individuals toward work roles which they are presently occupying (Vroom, 1964).
Job satisfaction represents a combination of positive or negative feelings that
workers have towards their work. Meanwhile, when a worker employed in a
business organization, brings with it the needs, desires and experiences which
determinates expectations that he has dismissed. Job satisfaction is closely linked to
that individual's behaviour in the work place (Davis et al.,1985).

Job satisfaction is under the influence of a series of factors such as ; the nature of
work, Salary, Advancement opportunities, Management, Work groups and Work
conditions. A somewhat different approach regarding the factors of job satisfaction
is provided by Rue and Byars . When talking about factors of job satisfaction the
fact that they can also course job dissatisfaction must be kept in mind. Therefore the
issue weather job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are two opposite and
excludable phenomena? There is no concerns us regarding this issue among authors.
Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory is probably the most often cited point of view. In fact
the main idea is that employees in their work environment are under the influence of
factors that cause job satisfaction and factors that cause job dissatisfaction.
Company Profile:
 FAG Bearings India incorporated in 1962 as Precision Bearings. It is a member company of
FAG group of Germany – is a leading player in the Indian Bearing industry. The company
manufactures a very wide range of bearings conforming to the stringent international quality
standards.

FAG India's manufacturing plants, located at Vadodara, Gujarat, feature the most advanced
manufacturing technology. The company is certified to ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO
14001 standards.

FAG India is a leading OEM supplier to the automotive industry, mechanical and electrical
engineering industry, besides the Railways.

In 1997, FAG Bearing India set up the country's first 100% EOU for bearings. Bearings
produced at the EOU plant have gained ready acceptance and recognition of customers
located in Europe, USA, Asia and Africa.

2.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
 The primary objective of this study is to study the job satisfaction level of
employees and to suggest measure , which might be help the organization in
improving the job satisfaction level amongs the employees
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the level of employee satisfaction and factors which make the
employees desirable in the company with respect to complains
policies,working condition and other factors.
 To find out the satisfaction level regarding the compensation plans ,
transparency and leadership.
 To analyse employee loyalty towards company in terms of trust
empowerment,etc.

 To Study Employees perception towards work in indivitual developement.

 To Identify Factors which motivates employees at work place

3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN:
 The research design of the proposed research study considering its objectives,
scope and coverage would be Exploratory & Descriptive in nature. The
primary data shall be collected from those, who are working in Hr department in
corporate.
4.0 SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY:

The project work will be based on research and evaluation of survey method by
using questionnaire as a tool. The sample size for the project is 100.

5.0 HYPOTHESIS OF STUDY:

This information will be linked via common identifiers and the relationships
between different aspects of the nursing work environment and patient and nurse
outcomes will be studied by using multilevel regression type analyses. These results
will be used to simulate the impact of changing different aspects of the nursing work
environment on quality of care and satisfaction of the nursing workforce.

6.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Primary data: The researcher would collect necessary information and primary
data of selected respondents on criteria concerning job satisfaction at FAG Bearings
India Limited.

B. Secondary data: The secondary data will be collected from both published and
unpublished books as well search engines and websites.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT:

Questionnaire method will be used to get the responses from the sample size of the
organization.

RESEARCH APPROACH:
The researcher proposes to conduct the research using the survey method.

SAMPLING DECISIONS:

REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE:

The sample size is 100 and hence, this will be considered as the representative
sample for the research study.

SAMPLING FRAME:

A sampling frame is a list of all eligible members of population from which samples
are drawn. The data will be collected from the employees of the organization
therefore the information available from them will be considered as the sampling
frame.

SAMPLE SIZE:

The minimum sample size for the proposed study is 100.

SAMPLE DESIGN:

The sampling design that is to be followed would be non-probability sampling based

on convenience sampling.

SAMPLING METHOD:

The researcher would apply convenience sampling method to draw samples from
the selected employees.

SAMPLING MEDIA:

The sampling media in this research study would Questionnaire of selected

respondents on criteria concerning
7.0 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION:

Apply Statistical tools and frequency distribution techniques , T Test, χ2 anaysis &
Correlation Analysis, etc will be used for Final interpretation of data.

Data analysis is the process of inspecting transforming and modeling data with the
goal of discovering useful information. The primary data of the study would be
subjected to data analysis and interpretation, content analysis and statistical analysis.
The collected primary data would be classified, tabulated, analyzed, interpreted and
recorded using suitable statistical tools and techniques. The primary data would be
scrutinized, edited and shall be validated and thereafter it would be presented in the
form of tables, charts graphs and diagrams as the case may be.

8.0 LIMITATIONS OF THE PROPOSED STUDY:

A. While collecting primary data there are possibilities of biased responses from
respondents.
B. The size of the sample of present investigation is limited in nature which puts
limitation on the present study.
C. The time factor in collecting the responses as well as in conducting the research
study would be a limiting factor.
D. The variation in the co-operation and involvement of the selected employees may
fulfill the responses provided by them.

9.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY:

Employee satisfaction is of utmost importance for employees to remain happy and

also deliver their level best.Satisfied employees are the ones who are extremely
loyal towards their organization and stick to it even in the worst scenario. Employee
satisfaction leads to a positive ambience at the workplace.
13.0 CHAPTERIZATION

Chapter 1: An Introduction

Chapter 2: Review of Literatures

Chapter 3: Company Profile

Chapter 4: Research Methodology

Chapter5: Data Analysis and

Interpretation

Chapter 6: Limitation