RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE: “HOLY GRAIL” OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Abstract

Job satisfaction and job performance both assume crucial part in the accomplishment of each organization. In this time, both job satisfaction and job performance are the major basic elements to be considered in the managerial decision making process with a specific end goal to lead organizations towards its goals. Most of the researches have been conducted and proven that both job satisfaction and performance are closely related with each other and have greater positive and negative impact on the organizational overall productivity and performance. This paper describes the investigation of the connection between job satisfaction and job performance, which is the most venerable research traditions in industrial-organizational psychology. This relationship has been described as the "Holy Grail" of industrial psychologists.