DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACTS ON THE JOB-SATISFACTION OF THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NWFP PAKISTAN

Abstract

Job satisfaction is a complex attitude to understand because an array of factors have been identified as the determinants, predictors or ‘input-variables’ of job-satisfaction with a variety of ‘outputs’ or results. Furthermore, diversity in employees’ demographics also modifies the job-satisfaction due to the variations in perceptions and attitudes of employees belonging to different demographic-groups. Surveys on the demographic impacts on job-satisfaction abound with results showing significant influences of demographics on employees’ satisfaction factors (input-variables) and the results (output-variables). This study measures the changes brought in the predictors and dependent variables of the job-satisfaction among the district executive officers in local government systems of NWFP, Pakistan. Data was collected from six departments across the province. The results match the global trends in research however, some variations are significant.