| Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to assess factors affecting job satisfaction and
determine the level of satisfaction of construction workers. Important factors
that have positive or negative impacts on job satisfaction are: nature of work,
relationship with co-workers, present pay, opportunities for promotion, fringe
benefits, recognition, supervision, operating policy & procedure and
communication system. Data for this study were collected from employees of
three road construction projects and the Main Office in Akir Construction
Private Limited Company. Data collection was made through three methods that
are Job Satisfaction Survey (Spector, 1994), structured interview and
observation checklist questionnaires. The sample consisted of 126 construction
employees from both the Main Office and Projects. The research design
engaged for this study is more of a quantitative research and descriptive
analysis has been performed to determine level of employees’ job satisfaction.
The major findings of the study suggest that based on the overall population
sample: fringe benefits, promotion, pay/remuneration, supervision, contingent
rewards/ recognition, operating policy & procedures and communication as
being poor. Whereas co-workers relationships and nature of work as being
excellent. These two factors were reported in contributing an important positive
effect on job satisfaction of employees. The major suggestion forwarded from
the results of the study is that since the management of construction sector is
primarily interested in three things that projects are; built on budget, on time,
and in accordance with the plans and specifications, employee job satisfaction
needs to be developed to ensure maximum productivity from the beginning to
the end of each project, for which management should examine the factors that
causes satisfaction of employees at their work place. They should have to
consider their people, the human resources, that plays the most decisive and
indispensable role for the success and growth of the construction companies. |
