Research Journal of Commerce & Behavioural Science - RJCBS

Conclusion and Future Implications
Satisfied employees are more committed to their job than
that of dissatisfied. This is because a person with high level
of job satisfaction holds a positive attitude towards the job,
while a person who is dissatisfied with his or her job holds
negative attitude about the job (Robins, 2003). This paper
focuses on determinants of job satisfaction in Bangladesh
perspective. It offers key contributions in the human
resource management literature of Bangladesh by
suggesting the key considering factors to attain job
satisfaction of the Bangladeshi employees. It has significant
managerial implications. In order to attain the job
satisfaction of the employees, the human resource managers
of Bangladesh should concentrate more on the nature of the
job, promotion, payment and supervision more than
colleagues and the environment of the office / job. To be
more specific, this paper emphasize the most on the Job
itself as the key determining factor for attaining job
satisfaction. By performing the job in real life situation an
employee experience day-to-day pressures and meet variety
of challenges which makes him/her capable of developing
insights that enhances his/her aptitude, ability, skill and
knowledge. Therefore, a job itself can be a key source for
human resource development. It is undeniable that a job
becomes a solid source of learning when it delivers
motivation. A task that provides satisfaction can attract and
contain employees with it. Organizations should always try
to attain job satisfaction of their employees in order to
improve their productivity and attain desired profitability by
focusing on these determinants of job satisfactions.
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