Job Satisfaction and Performance of Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of job satisfaction on performance of Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the effect of employee job satisfaction on the performance of key functions of the Ministry, including training of women’s cooperatives in the state among others. In order to achieve these objectives, the study adopted the descriptive survey design and population consisting of 142 staff of the Ministry. Hertzberg Two Factors theory guided the study. The sample size was 140 respondents of the various departments of the Ministry using multistage sampling technique and the Krecie and Morgan Table to select the sample size. Furthermore, the instrument for the collection of data for this study was questionnaire. The data obtained were analysed using simple percentages method. Results from the study revealed among others that employee job satisfaction in KSMWA & SD affected the performance of its key functions including training of women’s cooperatives.