Motivational Factors And Employees’ Job Satisfaction In Agri –Farms In Trichy District

The study assessed various motivating factors and level of job satisfaction of staff inagricultural farms in Trichy district. A total of 100 employees from five purposively selectedfarms were surveyed using a structured questionnaire for data collection. The findings of thestudy show that high remuneration, promotion, good pension scheme, job security andrecognition of staff were rated as very important motivating factors. There was also nosignificant relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and motivational factors. Theresults further show that high proportions of staff are poorly motivated due to their nonparticipationin the decision-making process and the reward system appears notencouraging. However, employees were satisfied with the rate and basis of promotion. It istherefore suggested that there should be a change in policy among Agri-farms to improveorganizational effectiveness by improving reward system and involving employees in thedecision-making process.