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Corresponding Author:
Muhammad Shahzad
Department of Sociology, PMAS UAAR
Lashari003@gmail.com
Abstract: Job satisfaction is an affable emotional state of an employee which results from his/her job experiences.
Satisfied employees create a more positive working environment for organizations. The major objectives of the
study were to explore different factors like salary, promotion, management support, availability of the resources
and working conditions effecting job satisfaction of Punjab police personnel. The research was quantitative in
nature and it has focused the job satisfaction level of Punjab police employees in district Sargodha. A wellstructured questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The studys sampling frame was Punjab police
department of district Sargodha. Multistage sampling was used as research technique and a sample of 150
respondents were selected. The findings of this research indicate that the employees were satisfied with their jobs,
because they were getting handsome salary packages, fair chances of promotion and all the resources required for
their job. It was also concluded that employees were not satisfied with their high-ups.
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Salary
Total
SA
25
13
39
25
15
42
11
19
39
SD
16
26
Total
56
38
29
27
150
Managerial
control
Total
265
SA
17
23
22
20
49
24
SD
10
13
21
49
Total
56
38
29
27
150
Promotion
Opportunities
Total
SA
38
15
57
13
19
33
18
SD
17
18
39
Total
56
38
29
27
150
DISCUSSION
Job satisfaction has a great impact over an
individuals behavior. Present era is highly
materialistic and money oriented. Thus, everyone
wants a job to fulfill the basic household needs
and amenities of life. The relationship between
job satisfaction and employee's performance has
always been discussed in literature of human
resource management. The employee who is
satisfied with his job always performs well in
organization while a worker who is not satisfied
with his job didnt perform well, he damages the
organizational setup. Job satisfaction is further
linked with the quality of life, as well as strongly
associated with the familial life. Workers that are
dissatisfied do not perform because of mental
stress hence weakening their status of
employees. The police personnel investigated in
present study indicated that salary is closely
associated with the job satisfaction because the
workers who receive lower pays cannot afford
the family expenses. The employees of the
present study were satisfied with their salaries.
Another factor which is also closely associated
with the job satisfaction is the promotion
opportunities. A worker, who is properly
promoted, is happier and more loyal to his
organization. The police men were looking
satisfied with the promotion opportunities given
to them.
The supervision also affects the job satisfaction
level. The respondents of the present study
revealed that they are not satisfied with the
mechanism of managerial control. Their high ups
are not very fair with them.
CONCLUSION
The study concludes that job salary, promotion
opportunities, managerial support, availability of
the resources and working conditions collectively
are responsible for the job satisfaction of an
individual.
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