Research Article

A Study of Job Satisfaction and Its Effect on the Performance of Employees Working in Private Sector Organizations, Peshawar

Table 10

K matrix representing difference between the means on Performance Evaluation Form by level of job satisfaction for N = 180.

Groups based on satisfaction, simple contrastDependent variable
QWKJPADJIRLQIPRPF

Dissatisfied vs. satisfiedContrast estimate−1.378−1.690−4.810−2.751−2.790−1.920−3.195−3.793−2.155−4.226
Hypothesized value0000000000
Difference (estimate − hypothesized)−1.378−1.690−4.810−2.751−2.790−1.920−3.195−3.793−2.155−4.226
Std. error0.2650.2350.6370.3290.3570.3620.4780.5220.319.542
Sig.0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000.000
95% confidence interval for differenceLower bound−1.900−2.154−6.067−3.400−3.496−2.635−4.138−4.823−2.785−5.295
Upper bound−0.855−1.225−3.553−2.102−2.085−1.205−2.252−2.763−1.524−3.156

Reference category = key; QW = quality of work; KJ = knowledge of job;  = productivity; A = adaptability; D = dependability; J = judgment; IR = initiative and resourcefulness; LQ = leadership qualities; IPR = interpersonal relations; PF = other performance factors.