Impact of Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance, a Challenge for HR Managers in Changing Environment

Job satisfaction represents one of the most complex areas facing today’s managers whenit comes to managing their employees. Many studies have demonstrated an unusually largeimpact on the job satisfaction on the motivation of workers, while the level of motivation has animpact on productivity, and hence also on performance of business organizations. Themanagement of people at work is an integral part of the management process. To understand thecritical importance of people in the organization is to recognize that the human element and theorganization are synonymous. A well-managed organization usually sees an average worker asthe root source of quality and productivity gains. Such organizations do not look to capitalinvestment, but to employees, as the fundamental source of improvement. An organization iseffective to the degree to which it achieves its goals. The happier people are within their job, themore satisfied they are said to be. Job satisfaction is not the same as motivation or aptitude,although it is clearly linked. Job design aims to enhance job satisfaction and performance;methods included rotation, job enlargement, job enrichment and job re- engineering. Otherinfluences on satisfaction include the management style and culture, employee involvement,empowerment and autonomous work position. Job satisfaction is a very important attributewhich is frequently measured by organization. This research paper based on our research work inPh.D. This research paper examines the psychology of employee satisfaction and touches uponthe ways to delight (enjoyment) employees. Mind you, companies cannot delight customers,unless they have delighted employees.