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The Impact of Five Factor Model of Personality on Job Satisfaction and Routineness of the Library Employees in Calcutta University


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1 Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700073, West Bengal, India
2 Sudhakarpur High School (H.S.), Nakashipara, Nadia - 741162, West Bengal, India
     

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Personality is one among the many factors that act as a source of job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has been identified as an important topic in organizational research due to its many effects on the overall well-being of the organization. Personality is one of the antecedents of job satisfaction. This study aims to explore the level of personality, job satisfaction and routineness or working condition among library employees and the relationship between these three factors. A survey has been conducted in the libraries of the University of Calcutta. The sample consisted of 100 library employees of University of Calcutta. A Questionnaire with three instruments was administered among the library employees to measure their job satisfaction, and five factor model of personality and routineness or working condition. The survey was carried out with the help of scales of personality traits, job satisfaction and routineness or working condition. It is revealed that there is significant difference in job satisfaction between genders, ages and service period. There is significant difference in personality trait also between male and female employees. There is significant difference in routineness between male and female employees under study. It is found that both job satisfaction and routineness are positively correlated. The five factor model of personality had a strong influence on library employees' job satisfaction and routineness. This study will help to get a a better understanding of library employees' personality and its relationship to their job satisfaction. This understanding can also better inform administrators to comprehend the importance of dispositional factor in determining job satisfaction.

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Five Factor Model of Personality, Job Satisfaction, Library Employees, Routineness, University of Calcutta.
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Soumen Kayal
Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700073, West Bengal
India

Baisakhi Das
Sudhakarpur High School (H.S.), Nakashipara, Nadia - 741162, West Bengal
India


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Authors

Soumen Kayal
Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700073, West Bengal, India
Baisakhi Das
Sudhakarpur High School (H.S.), Nakashipara, Nadia - 741162, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Personality is one among the many factors that act as a source of job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has been identified as an important topic in organizational research due to its many effects on the overall well-being of the organization. Personality is one of the antecedents of job satisfaction. This study aims to explore the level of personality, job satisfaction and routineness or working condition among library employees and the relationship between these three factors. A survey has been conducted in the libraries of the University of Calcutta. The sample consisted of 100 library employees of University of Calcutta. A Questionnaire with three instruments was administered among the library employees to measure their job satisfaction, and five factor model of personality and routineness or working condition. The survey was carried out with the help of scales of personality traits, job satisfaction and routineness or working condition. It is revealed that there is significant difference in job satisfaction between genders, ages and service period. There is significant difference in personality trait also between male and female employees. There is significant difference in routineness between male and female employees under study. It is found that both job satisfaction and routineness are positively correlated. The five factor model of personality had a strong influence on library employees' job satisfaction and routineness. This study will help to get a a better understanding of library employees' personality and its relationship to their job satisfaction. This understanding can also better inform administrators to comprehend the importance of dispositional factor in determining job satisfaction.

Keywords


Five Factor Model of Personality, Job Satisfaction, Library Employees, Routineness, University of Calcutta.

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