Analyzing the extrinsic job satisfaction of government and private bank employees in Ampara region, Sri Lanka

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to check the extrinsic job satisfaction associated with demographic factors of the employees of the government and private banks in the Ampara region. Out of 180 questionnaires administered personally among the respondents, only 105 questionnaires were received which indicates the response rate i.e. 58.33%. Simple random sampling method was used to select the sample. The independent sample t-test result reveals that, there is a significant difference between gender and extrinsic job satisfaction as well as type of bank and extrinsic job satisfaction whereas; there is no significant difference between civil status and extrinsic job satisfaction at 5% level. The ANOVA result concludes that, there is no significant difference between: (i) year of experience and extrinsic job satisfaction, (ii) age and extrinsic job satisfaction, (iii) ethnicity and extrinsic job satisfaction and (iv) educational qualification and extrinsic job satisfaction, but there is significant difference between distance to working place and extrinsic job satisfaction at 10% significant level. Mean comparison test was used to differentiate the extrinsic job satisfaction associated with distance to working place. At last, correlation and regression result concludes that, social status, compensation, security, supervision and working condition are significantly contributed in extrinsic job satisfaction at 1% level.