A Study on Work Environment Among Subject Matter Specialists of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Karnataka

The study was conducted during the year 2010 by covering 10 Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s Subject Matter Specialists and Programme Co-ordinators, located at various district of Karnataka State. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (65.71%) were satisfied with the job components like the interest in the extension work followed by 64.29 per cent of the respondents were satisfied with the efforts in implementation extension programmes. The study also showed that majority of the Subject Matter Specialists trainer respondents were satisfied with the various sub-components of team work in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras like, 65.71 per cent with confidence in delegated authority, 57.14 per cent with procedural design to work together and 54.30 per cent with mutual desire to give and take. The study also indicated that all most all the eleven sub-components of job satisfaction, the Subject Matter Specialists trainer respondents had perceived that as they were satisfied.