Determinants of Job Satisfaction: How Satisfied are the New Generation Employees in Malaysia?

Job hopping and employee turnover are becoming recent phenomena since the new generation of employees enter the workforce. This study aims to explore the level of job satisfaction and also tries to determine the relationship between the individual and work-related factors on the satisfaction level of these new generation employees. A total of 200 questionnaires participated in this survey. The findings revealed there are factors that significantly contribute to job satisfaction. The implication of this study is of great importance for organizations in developing their retention packages and to increase the job satisfaction among the new generation employees.