Job Satisfaction Levels Among Librarians Employed in Engineering Colleges Throughout Tamil Nadu.

Abstract

Job satisfaction refers to the overall contentment of employees within a given environment, and it is a subjective experience influenced by both internal and external factors. Research, as indicated by Bartle, highlights that job satisfaction encompasses elements such as pay, promotion, benefits, work nature, supervision, and relationships with colleagues. Employee satisfaction is considered an integral component of an organization's human resource strategies”[1].  The results indicates that male respondents are highly satisfied with work environment based on the mean score of 1.84 and standard deviations of 0.37 which indicates that possibility of the changes in the satisfaction level. Followed by relationship with supervisors its mean score is 1.72 and standard deviations of 0.45. Male respondents has less satisfaction towards Compensations practices of the College based on the mean score M=1.43 and standard deviations of 0.50. Female respondents are also highly satisfied with the work environment based on the mean score is 1.85 and standard deviations of 0.36 and lease satisfied with compensations only. Out of the total studied dimensions respondents are highly satisfied with the following dimensions that is Work environment, Promotional opportunities, and Rules and polices and finally Support of management. And least satisfied with compensations practices followed by Self-development. Therefore, there should be strategical attention to Compensations practices, Staff development dimensions, Creative and committed, Interpersonal relationship and Relation with the superior.