Open Access
American Research Journal of Business and Management
ISSN (Online): 2379-1047
DOI: 10.46568/arjbm
The Relationship between Personality and Job Satisfaction among Employees in Libyan Oil and Gas Company
1Unitar International University, 3-01A, Level 3, Jalan SS6/3, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2Unitar International University, 3-01A, Level 3, Jalan SS6/3, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
3Unitar International University, 3-01A, Level 3, Jalan SS6/3, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
Job satisfaction has been an important topic in organizational researches; it is one of the most broadly
researched subject in industrial/organizational psychology, due to its many effects on the overall organizational
effectiveness. Employee’s job satisfaction is a good indicator of the organizational effectiveness, and it is
influenced by organizational and dispositional factors. There are many factors that can influence employee level
of job satisfaction; personality is one of the many factors that suggested being as a source of job satisfaction since
that some individuals are a subject to negative affectivity, while others are predisposed to a positive
affectivity.However, the extent of the association has not been investigated comprehensively in the context of the
Libyan oil and gas company. Therefore, the purpose of this study aims to examinethe effect of personality
dimensions on job satisfaction of employees in Libyan oil and gas company. A cross-sectional design was used to
address the research objective. The sample consisted of 200 employees working at the company main office in
Tripoli. The collected data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The result shows
that the personality dimensions of openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism of employees in the company had significant positive relationships with their job satisfaction.
