FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT OF EMPLOYEES WORKING IN EXPORT ORIENTED UNITS OF TAMIL NADU

Abstract

            The study aimed to assess the factors influencing the job satisfaction and organisational commitment of EOU employees working in Tamil Nadu. The study is following empirical research design which estimates the organisational commitment and job satisfaction among the employees working in the EOUs. The role of perception is vital for making changes to management policies which improves the organisational effectiveness among the companies working in EOUs. The study use a sample size of 264 which is estimated based on the usage of statistical tools. The study has selected the sample size based on proportionate random sampling among the EOU employees. The statistical tool of exploratory factor analysis is used for analyzing the data collected from the employees. The study has been conducted among the companies that are working in the EOUs under the jurisdiction of MEPZ- SEZ The results revealed that job satisfaction of the EOU employees is crucially dependent on the factors of Compensation and Work Design, Modern Work Equipments and Fair Working Hours, Effective Co-ordination and Clear Communication and Flexibility. The organisational commitment of the EOU employees is dependent on the factors of Scope for Career and Self Development, Employees Support and Fair Training and Performance Appraisal.

Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Organisatonal Commitment, EOU, Compensation and Work engagement