EFFECT OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY ON JOB SATISFACTION: A STUDY ON COMMERCIAL BANK EMPLOYEES IN KERALA

Abstract

Spiritual intelligence is the ability to manage one's mind and make a well-fitted decision when an individual faces problems.  Personality can be defined as a specific way of thinking towards an issue or instance, feeling, and behavior in a certain way during those instances. Personality can summarize an individual's attitude, mood, and personal opinions expressed while interacting with other people in his environment. Job satisfaction is defined as the level of contentment employees feel in their job. The research paper examines the effect of Spiritual Intelligence and Personality on Job Satisfaction with reference to Commercial bank employees in Kerala. The research was conducted by collecting data from 365 Bank Managers working in Kerala.  A structured questionnaire was used to collect the perceptional view of the respondents. The relationship between spiritual intelligence, personality, and job satisfaction of managers in Kerala's banking sector is ascertained using confirmaory factor analysis,  Pearson's correlation and regression. The effect of spiritual intelligence on personality and job satisfaction of the managers is established using regression. Results of the study revealed a significant positive relationship between spiritual intelligence, personality, and job satisfaction among managers considered for the study. The research paper adds value to theoretical and empirical areas of spiritual intelligence, personality, and job satisfaction.