Organizational Factors Influencing Women's Work Motivation and its Impact on Career Satisfaction: A Case of Banking Sector of Karachi

Over the past few decades in the world and from the past few years in Pakistan, the trend and structure of the female workforce participation has engrossed attention. Female workforce participation is quite low in Pakistan. Comprehending the importance and inevitability of women's participation...

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Published inGlobal management journal for academic & corporate studies Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 88 - 98
Main Authors Mubeen, Hina, Ur Rehman, Naveed, Khan, Muhammad Shahid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Karachi Bahria University 01.01.2018
Subjects
Banking industry
Career development planning
Careers
Developing countries
Economic development
Economic growth
Employment
Female employees
Females
Gender
Labor force
Labor market
LDCs
Participation
Poverty
Research methodology
Studies
Sustainable development
Trends
Women
Workforce
Pakistan
Karachi Pakistan
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Summary:Over the past few decades in the world and from the past few years in Pakistan, the trend and structure of the female workforce participation has engrossed attention. Female workforce participation is quite low in Pakistan. Comprehending the importance and inevitability of women's participation in socio-economic growth of the country, this study attempts to ascertain the major organizational impediments to women's participation in full time employment. Further, the study deeply analyzes their motivation towards engaging into their economic role. This research is primarily necessitated by much emphasized target 1b of the Millennium Development Goals which is to encourage "Full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people" and alarmingly low female workforce participation in Pakistan highlighted in the World Development Report 2013, published by the World Bank. It is an empirical study conducted using a five-point likert questionnaire. The respondents of the study are females currently employed as professional and managerial full-time permanent/contractual employees, working in various private commercial banks of Karachi. The results of the study indicate that organizational factors influence work motivation of women and their perceived career satisfaction.
ISSN:2219-6145
2305-0756