PROBLEM STATEMENT

JOB SATISFACTION IN RELATION TO THE MOTIVATION AMONG THE  TEACHERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SYED HASSAN, KANGAR PERLIS

Problem Statement

People administration is vital feature of organisational developments. This originated from the acknowledgement that the human resources of an organisation and the organisation itself are identical. A well-managed organisation normally reflects the average employees as the key foundation of efficiency gains.

These organisations consider employees rather than wealth as the core foundation of the business and contributors to stable development. To confirm the accomplishment of steady goals, the organisation creates an atmosphere of commitment and cooperation for its employees through policies that facilitate employee satisfaction. ( Khalid, Mat Salim, & Siew Phaik Loke, 2011)

Job satisfaction finds close relations to highly motivated employees. Motivated employees then grow loyalty or commitment to the firm resulting to greater productivity and lower turnover rates. Numerous of studies have been conducted on work motivation, job satisfaction and as well as on several combinations on both constructs. In order to enhance and improve the performance of the organization thus it is important for the organization to seek the best tools that can be used. (Wigdor, 2006)

The absence of work motivation and satisfaction towards organization as a whole were identified the major tools that will affect the overall condition of the organization such like there will be decrease in the term of the productivity, profitability, the performance of the employees, and the commitment. (Wigdor, 2006)

Besides, the economic challenges nowadays and political issues may be regarded as the factors that will influence the performance and growth of the organization. Indirectly, this situation will contribute to the demotivation of the employees’ in performing with their tasks. The strong impact on the job satisfaction in the organization was identified the major thing that will affect the work motivation of the employees. Thus, it somehow can give affect in term of profitability and productivity of the organization in a long run. (Tella, Ayeni, & Popoola, 2007)

Previous studies shown that motivated and satisfied employees were the major elements in determine whether the organization can achieve its goals or otherwise. Several elements were identified the traditional tools that the organization can implement in order to make the employees satisfied with their management and administration which was like having a contest, performance appraisals, reward, recognition and many more. ( Khalid, Mat Salim, & Siew Phaik Loke, 2011)

All of the tools that been introduced by the organization and the way that the organization lead were identified the factor that drive employees’ performance. Some researchers do think it does the opposite way. Instead of trying to use extrinsic motivators, the researchers proposed to the management to make all the employees focus on the organizational as a whole system. ( Usman & Danish, 2010)

Employees’ nowadays demand the satisfaction. Without being able to fulfil their satisfaction, the organization will not survive. Managing motivation by having the job satisfaction is a requirement for productivity of the organization for a better competitiveness in the future. ( BURR & MCGRAW, 2011)

Employees’ motivation and job satisfaction are inter-related between each other. Both of them have linkage between one another. Both factors are important because it would deliver different impact toward the productivity and working environment. ( Rafif & Ayub, 2011). The way people perceived and behave at the work station will shows reflection toward employees’ and job satisfaction. Both employees’ and job satisfaction are contributed by the intrinsic and extrinsic needs of the individual. Both of the needs comprise of work related and organization related attitudes.

As been highlighted, both ability and motivation is combined function that leads to employees’ performance. Therefore, the organization as a whole need to play it roles to initiates and developed a plan where the organization need to pay full attention toward motivated and satisfied employees’. This is because both motivated and satisfied employee’s’ are wealth to the organization.

The organization need to implement the ways on how to motivate their employees in order to ensure that the satisfied and motivated employees’ contribute to the successful of the organization. ( Lindner , 1998)

There are various variables that bring impact toward work motivation. The various variables maybe classified into three major group which are individual characteristics, work characteristics and organizational characteristic.

Work motivation influences the employee’s performance to establish and accomplish the goal or aim of the organization. The organization needs to stimulate the factors that may contribute to the work motivation, so that the employees’ will deliver their task at their personal will. Indirectly this situation will contribute to the attainment of organizational objectives. ( Daryanto, 2014)

There was a research that has been carried out and the finding of the research derived, when the management and administration able to manage the human resources in the organization it will soon result in a great impact on both productivity and profitability. ( Jacobson, 2011)

This research has revealed that three factor that contributes to the organization competence and efficiency are job satisfaction, employee’s motivation and commitment, and corporate culture. (P Sims, Jr., Szilagyi, & Keller, 1976)

It was difficult for the organization especially the developing organization to sustain in the long run if they only have limited skilled resources. For example it was tough for the developing organization to retain a faithful, committed, loyal and competent workforce on a constant basis.

If the organization have the highly motivated employees’ who are satisfies with the work that they delivered in order to achieve the organization aims, this will consequently ensure that the motivated employees’ to continue their relationship with that organisation. ( Re’em , 2010)

The employees within the organization will looking for superior job or seeking substitute employment if they dissatisfy with the level of job satisfaction and work motivation that currently they possessed. The sole reasons that lead the employees’ for looking at the other alternative job is because they want to experience a greater degree of job satisfaction. In the long run, this situation will bring bad effect toward the development and enhancement of the organization, where the organization was unable to make profit to achieve effectiveness and efficiency within the organization to better able to compete with the rivals. ( Lua & Chenga, 2012)

There was a research stated that, the organization will be able to achieve premium performance when their employees’ within the organization are happy and motivated with their job. ( RAMIREZ, 2010). In addition both intangible and tangible factors do motivate the employees’ in the organization. ( Mahamuda Parvin, 2011). Employees’ plays very crucial roles in the determination of the success of the organization.

The significant determinants of organization triumph are contributed by the motivation and job satisfaction, and both of these elements are related to the perspective of the corporate culture. Therefore, the organizations need to fully understand the nature and crucial sources that leads to employee’s job satisfaction and motivation. (Wanda & Rene, 2008)

Therefore, there is need a further research on the relationship between the job satisfaction and work motivation, thus the goal of this study is to focus the relationship between these two concepts. In this regard, it becomes significant for me to examine on the level of job satisfaction and work motivations which are link between each other in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Syed Hassan, Kangar Perlis.