Factors affecting Employees‘ Job Satisfaction In Case Of West Shoa Zone Cooperative Unions

Abstract

The issue of employee satisfaction has been momentous in recent times to the development and accomplishment of organizations’ goals and objectives. This research study aims at investigating the factors that affect employee satisfaction at cooperatives unions found in West Shoa zone. Specifically, the study seeks to investigate the influence of career progress on employee job satisfaction, to examine the effect of working conditions, co-workers, supervisor and pay and benefits on employee jobs satisfaction. Regarding the design of the study, the study adopted descriptive research and Explanatory Research design. A sample size of 114 total employees was taken for the research study, representing 100% of an entire population of 114 employees working in cooperatives union. The Data were collected through semi-structured questionnaire and interview. Based on collected information’s from the respondents, the data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (regressions), using Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) V 21). The findings of thestudy indicated that demographic socio-economic variables have positive correlation ships withjob satisfaction of employees. In addition the job satisfaction indicators significantly correlatedwith job satisfaction of employees. The overall test showed career progress, goodpay and benefit, work condition and environment, relationship with coworkers, good supervisor/leader statistically significant predictors of employees‟ job satisfaction. Further the result ofmultiple linear regression revealed that pay and benefit, work condition, environment, goodrelationship with co-workers, good supervisor are statistically significant except career progress.The study indicated that the respondents are not fully satisfied with their nature of job. In orderto enhance the cooperatives unions should look further in the nature of the job that may affectemployees‟ attitude and pave the way to make positive changes and improve employee attitudefor a higher job satisfaction.