Abstract: Employee job satisfaction is one of the important factors governing employee performance and productivity. Therefore companies must examine and monitor this regularly. This particular study undertaken focuses on analyzing job satisfaction among employees working in retail stores in Puttur City, Karnataka State. From the selected retail stores in the city, altogether 54 employees are considered as respondents. Using a structured questionnaire method the primary data is collected. Employing the chi-square test, it is found that there is no significant difference in the satisfaction level of employees and hence it can be concluded that there is no deviation in employee job satisfaction among selected retail stores in Puttur..
Key Words: Employee satisfaction, Quality of work life, Incentive management, Employee turnover, Work-life balance.
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