THE EFFECT OF JOB SATISFACTION ON EMPLOYEE’S PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC KAURA NAMODA)

ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of job satisfaction on employee’s productivity a case study of Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, the objectives of this research work are to determine the various methods of motivation employed by management of the institution for worker’s satisfaction. To examine the relationship between Job Satisfaction and Employee’s Productivity. The researcher adopts the descriptive survey research design. Data for the research was collected using the instrument of questionnaire administered to 284 respondents chosen out from a population of 979 using Taro Yamane formula. A stratified simple random sampling technique was used in reaching both academic and non-academic staff, table and simple percentages ratio were used in analyzing the data collected. The findings from the study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between motivation of workers and their attitude to work and that job satisfaction has significant positive effect on employee’s productivity. The researcher thus recommends that management of the institution should be concerned with the complaints and attitudes of their employees and seek ways to urgently address them as these may provide warnings on potential issues or challenges that could affect job satisfaction negatively and thus derail employee’s productivity