Personal Characteristics and Job Satisfaction: India-Nigeria Comparison

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between job satisfaction and personal characteristics on samples of 778 Indians and 620 Nigerians. The results indicate no relationsfup between sex, marital status, and annual income and job satisfaction for both the samples. Age showed quadratic and linear relationship with satisfaction for Indian and Nigerian samples respectively. Satisfaction increased with increasing number of dependents and work experience and decreased with increasing years of education for both the samples. The regression analysis showed that all seven personal characteristics accounted for 34.9 per cent and 71.7 per cent variation in job satisfaction for Indian and Nigerian employees, respectively. Culture and level of industrialization have been examined to explain the differences in the results.

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