The role of job satisfaction on business performance : testing the context of Iraqi industrial companies

الملخص EN

In this study, an attempt has been made to investigate the nature of the relationship between the employees' characteristics (age, position, academic level, and length of service) and their performance in the context of industrial companies of Iraq.

Data was collected through a questionnaire-based survey by targeting 10 Iraqi industrial companies.

Only 198 forms (57% of the target) were collected from the targeted companies.

The forms were considered for the analysis.

Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to find out the statistical relationship among the study variables.

The results of this paper reveal that the employees' characteristics significantly influence their managerial & firm performance and job satisfaction.

Furthermore, it is to conclude that, there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction and managerial & firm performance in the Iraqi industrial companies.