A Comparative study on the Night Shift and Day Shift Employees engaged in Industrial and Service Organisation in terms of Job Satisfaction and Psychological Well Being

By : Malabika Tripathi

Page No: 345-352

Abstract
Scheduling of work is undoubtedly a major problem in all developed as well as in developing nations. To ensure round the clock services 24*7 work culture is being practiced. This work culture involves working in unconventional hours which is contradictory to the human natural circadian cycle. Researches have already proved that working in night or in rotating shift has much negative effect on employee’s psychological and physical health resulting in dissatisfaction at various realms of life. This study aims to investigate and compare the impact of night shift work on job satisfaction and psychological well being of employees engaged in industrial and service organization. Obtained results indicated that employees of night shift have less job satisfaction and psychological well being compared to day shift employees at both organizations. It was also revealed that service sector employees experiences more job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing compared to the employees of industrial organization. The findings are in line with the existing research of the same field.

Author :
Malabika Tripathi : Assistant Professor (Psychology) – Dept. of Applied Psychology, Amity University, Kolkata.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2019.14.02.12