A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG EMPLOYEES WITH SELECTED IT SECTOR

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between spiritual
intelligence and job satisfaction of employees. This study is carried out to understand
whether relation exists between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction. The conceptual
model for the study has been adapted from the western literature. Spiritual intelligence
boosts the work satisfaction which boosts the morale of the worker and motivates them to
perform better. The integrated spiritual intelligence scale (ISIS scale) consisting of 32
questions and job satisfaction survey (JSS scale) consisting of 16 questions has been use to
collect our primary data. The research design adopted was descriptive in nature. Initially a
pilot study was conducted to get an idea about the questionnaire research methodology. The
pilot study conducted identified that the questionnaire had reliability as the internal
consistency score were high. For the actual research a probability convenience sampling
was used and 150 completed questionnaires were collected. After collecting the data of 150
respondents, analysis and interpretation was performed using ANOVA, Kruskall wallis
test, Multiple regression. From the result, it is understood that a Positive relationship is
established between the variables of Spiritual intelligence and Job Satisfaction