The effect of work environment on employees’ job satisfaction in selected state sector organizations in jaffna district

Abstract

The work environment of the employees is one of the most important set of factors that impacts on job satisfaction of them. Generally, state sector organizations in Sri Lanka pay less attention to work setup and job satisfaction of their employees. The study examined the effect of job context on work-related attitudes of the employees who work in selected state sector organizations in Jaffna District. A self-administrated questionnaire was designed with a five point Likert scale, to obtain the required data from the respondents. A sample of 300 employees for the study was selected from divisional and district secretariats using a systematic random sampling technique. The descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the work environment significantly effects on job satisfaction of the employees in district and divisional secretariats. The study reveals that among all components of the work environment, work aides have a strong impact on job satisfaction of the employees.