The Impact of Job Satisfaction on Job Performance of Schoolteachers in Sri Lanka

Abstract

This study examines the impact of job satisfaction on job performance of schoolteachers in Sri Lanka. The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between job satisfaction facets and job performance among schoolteachers in Sri Lanka. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey from 100 schoolteachers in Angunukilapelassa division in Sri Lanka. Guided by a quantitative methodological approach, data were analyzed using descriptive, bivariate correlation and liner regression analyses. Five facets of job satisfaction: work itself, supervision, co-workers, promotion and pay were independent variables in the schematic diagram while job performance is the dependent variable. Due to the findings, supervision was the most critical factor which effect for the job performance is the dependent variable. Due to the findings, supervision was the most critical factor which effect for the job performance of the schoolteachers and 22% of the variation in the job performance is explained by job satisfaction of schoolteachers in Sri Lanka.