A STUDY ON EMPLOYEES JOB SATISFACTION OF SELECTED NATIONALIZED BANKS IN KUMBAKONAM TOWN

Abstract Job satisfaction is an individual's manner towards the job or it is an individual response to the job itself. It is in regard to one's emotion or state-of-mind regarding the character of their work. Job satisfaction is also a positive emotional state which a person get fulfilled of his needs and aspirations. Job satisfaction may be general or specific. Many factors influence job satisfaction of employees. First and the most important determinant are management and style of leadership. On the other hand production oriented leader may cause low job satisfaction. Job content factors like achievement, responsibility, recognition, advancement, the quality of one's relationship with their manager, the quality of the physical atmosphere in which they work and degree of fulfillment in their work lead to job satisfaction. In a service industry like Banking, the importance of job satisfaction need not be emphasized. The major input in the industry is human resources. Since job satisfaction is like a backbone to an employee, finding out the possibilities by which the employees may be satisfied assumes greater importance. Hence the researcher underwent the present study on employees' job satisfaction of selected nationalized banks in kumbakonam town. Employees are the assets of an organization and to retain them, the organization should provide better job satisfaction to the employees. From the study, the researcher concluded that most of the employees were satisfied with the above quoted seven factors. During the study period few of the employees were dissatisfied with the factors. Hence, the banks should take necessary steps to increase the satisfaction level of employees and also taking the requirements of the employees for consideration Key Words :Banks, Expectations, Job Satisfaction and Kumbakonam.