A study of factors affecting job's satisfaction of employees in accounting firms in Bangkok

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine factors that are related to job satisfaction in accounting firms in Bangkok. The research model includes major factors, such as, job stress, organizational commitment, job autonomy, organizational conflict, quality of work life, remuneration and supervision. They are hypothesized to relate to job satisfaction. The sample size of this study are 250 accountants in 7 selected accounting firms in Bangkok. The data are collected by using convenience sampling technique and Pearson correlation is employed to test the hypotheses. The findings indicate that job stress, organizational commitment, job autonomy, organizational conflict, quality of work life, remuneration and supervision have significant correlation with job satisfaction. They are crucial for improving the level of job satisfaction of these accounting firms.