Volume : 3, Issue : 3, MAR 2017

DETERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF AN EXPATRIATE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT

Prof. John Paul Raj, Aadit Jain, Noble Joseph, Bharath K, Antra, John Joe Thomas

Abstract

The study aims at establishing a relationship between job satisfaction and job performance of an expatriate before, during and after an international assignment. Using a questionnaire, data was collected from employees from companies in the IT sector who have been on an international project (s). Correlation was done on the data collected which showed the various correlation between the various variables. The study was able to prove the positive relation between job satisfaction and job performance among various variables.

Keywords

Expatriation, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Compensation Benefits.

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