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

Abstract

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.