A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey

Year 2019, Volume: 69 Issue: 2, 124 - 132, 01.07.2019

Derya Sevim Korkut , Tarık Gedik Feriha Çağan

Abstract

DOI: 10.26650/forestist.2019.19010

The aim of the present study was to
identify the level of job satisfaction among employees and the relationship
between their intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction levels that are of utmost
importance for the furniture sector. For this purpose, the job satisfaction
levels of employees working for furniture enterprises in Istanbul were measured
by a survey method. The survey form consists of two sections. The first section
includes questions regarding the demographic characteristics of the employees,
whereas the second section includes a short version of the Minnesota Job
Satisfaction Questionnaire. The obtained data were evaluated by using
descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance
methods. As a result of the research, it was found that the participants were
partially satisfied with intrinsic satisfaction factors, whereas they were not
satisfied about whether extrinsic satisfaction factors have an impact on the
level of job satisfaction. The outcomes of the analyses made between the job
satisfaction levels of the employees working for the furniture industry in Istanbul
and demographic variants revealed that job satisfaction did not vary
meaningfully according to variants, such as gender, age, marital status, level
of education, and professional experience of the employees. Furthermore, it was
identified that the general satisfaction level of the white collar employees
was lower than that of the other group of employees.  

Cite this paper as: Sevim Korkut, D., Gedik, T., Çağan, F., 2019. A research on job satisfaction levels of employees in the furniture industry: A case of Istanbul, Turkey. Forestist 69(2): 124-132.

Keywords

Employee, furniture industry, job satisfaction

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