Job Satisfaction and Job Performance, A Study on Colleges of Saudi Arabia

Aims: The purpose of this current study is to examine the relation between job satisfaction and job performance among the employees who are currently working for colleges in eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
Study Design: Research Study was based on MSQ, The Employees were from Non -Teaching Background the data was collected from three different colleges and 91 samples were collected as completely filled for this study.
Place and Duration of Study: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the duration was of 2 months, from November to January (2013-2014).
Methodology: The Sample of the present study is drawn from non - teaching employees from different colleges of Saudi Arabia mainly from the eastern province. 125 questionnaires were distributed among the employees of 5 colleges. Simple random sampling technique was used and 91 responses were returned with a response rate of 75.8%. The researcher distributed the questionnaire in person.
Results: The result indicates that there is a positive significant association between job performance and job satisfaction. The result also reveals that job satisfaction affects job performance. The present study suggests that the management should pay more attention onto non - teaching employees’ job satisfaction in order to enhance job performance.
Conclusion: The key purpose of the current study was to observe the relation among satisfaction of job and job performance, mainly the employees, who are working at various colleges of Saudi Arabia. The outcome of the current study reveals a significant positive association between job satisfaction and job performance.