Investigating Job Satisfaction Using Exploratory Factor Analysis at ABC Factory

  • Authors

    • W. N. H. Wan Abdul Aziz
    • F. Zulkipli
    • M. H. Mohammad Hamzah
    • F. W. Azhar
    • S. K. N. Abdul Rahim
    2018-12-09
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.33.23484
  • Exploratory Factor Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Organization, Productivity, Work Environment.

  • Abstract

    The aim of this research is to study the workforce allocation at ABC Factory. A set of questionnaire consists of two parts, which are background of respondent and job satisfaction components were distributed among 80 employees. The statistical method exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to classify the components. As a result, the research revealed that there are three main components which are work environment, productivity, and organization can be classified by 25 questions.

     

     

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    N. H. Wan Abdul Aziz, W., Zulkipli, F., H. Mohammad Hamzah, M., W. Azhar, F., & K. N. Abdul Rahim, S. (2018). Investigating Job Satisfaction Using Exploratory Factor Analysis at ABC Factory. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.33), 56-59. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.33.23484

    Received date: 2018-12-08

    Accepted date: 2018-12-08

    Published date: 2018-12-09