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An Empirical Study of Employee Satisfaction in Textile Industries
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The main objective of the exploratory study reported in this paper on employee satisfaction was to examine the level of satisfaction of the respondent regarding their job. The survey focuses on employee satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Employee satisfaction has a major influence on human performance through its impact on individual motivation and job satisfaction. Individual in the organization have certain expectations and fulfillment of these expectations depends upon their perceptions as to how the employee satisfactions suits to the satisfaction of their needs. Structured questionnaires were given to employees of organization. A total of 80 questionnaires were analyzed and the findings indicate that employee satisfaction can lead to the overall growth of organization.
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Employee Satisfaction, Employee Retention, Employee Attrition, Job Satisfaction, Employee Turnover, Employee
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