Date of Award
12-1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. James Petersen
Second Advisor
Dr. Thomas Van Valey
Third Advisor
Dr. Donald Cooney
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among job satisfaction and demographic variables for foreign employees in the private sector in Saudi Arabia.
The population for this study was foreign employees in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. A sample of 206 employees participated in the study from four private organizations in Riyadh. Each organization was visited to obtain permission to collect data from foreign employees. All subjects were given a packet of forms that included the Job Description Index, Job in General Scale, and Demographic Data Sheet. The subjects' responses were entered into the SPSS program that was available on the computer network at Western Michigan University. Analysis of variance and T-tests were used to analyze the research questions.
The study found significant correlations between job satisfaction and each of the following variables: marital status, religion, age, education, occupational level, nationality, family status, and income. No significant correlation was found between length of employment and job satisfaction. The study found that income was the strongest predictor of job satisfaction.
Recommended Citation
Al-Suwaid, Abdulrahman, "Job Satisfaction Among Foreign Employees in the Private Sector in Saudi Arabia" (1994). Masters Theses. 4062.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4062