Locus Of Control And Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study Between Male And Female Employees In It Sector Bangalore

Abstract

The present study emphasized on the understanding the relationship between job stress, job satisfaction and work locus of control and variation between genders and type of locus of control among the 150 selected IT professionals in Bangalore. The outcome of the study evidence that, internal locus of control leads to higher job satisfaction of the employees in IT sector irrespective of gender variation and external locus of control causes lower job satisfaction. There is existence of negative correlation between job stress and external locus of control on job satisfaction.  Besides, the study found insignificant variation in workplace stress, job satisfaction, and work locus of control. The study also observed high job satisfaction of the employees in IT sector with regarding to promotion, supervision, nature of work and support from colleagues and dissatisfaction regarding remuneration and operating conditions.