Unveiling the Key Catalysts for Workplace Contentment: Motivation's Impact on Employee Job Satisfaction

Abstract

The study aims to check the role of Motivation on employees' job satisfaction and whether there is any impact of gender differences in job satisfaction. Many organizations play different roles to become preferred employers. Motivation and Satisfaction are two major components in the individual's life. The sample size consists of 200 participants from eight different organizations in Karachi were taken through random sampling method, Organizations included textile industries, pharmaceutical industries, food industries, and banks. To measure satisfaction, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) scale was used, which covers intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction and for measuring motivation Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation (WEIMS) was used, which covers intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The data was analyzed by IBM SPSS software. The regression results show that motivation contributes to predicting job satisfaction as their regression coefficient B is 0.298, and the standard regression coefficient beta is 0.429. Whereas the obtained t-value indicates that no significant gender differences existed among male and female employees on motivation (t = 0.115, p> 0.35), on the other hand, males and females are equally satisfied with their jobs. Keywords: Intrinsic satisfaction, extrinsic satisfaction, Extrinsic Motivation, Intrinsic Motivation, Gender Difference.