Abstract:
Employee job perception has an impact on their career development. It influences the
retention, development and career satisfaction of employees. Agro-based organizations play a
major role in Sri Lankan economy. They are involved in a diverse sector. This study has
mainly focused on the impact of job perception on career satisfaction of professionals in the
agro-chemical industry. A descriptive research design along with cross sectional sampling
survey was carried out to study the selected variables of professionals in agro-based
organizations in Sri Lanka. A self-developed theoretical framework and research tools were
employed to guide and quantify different concepts of the research. A sample of 81 employees
was selected from five main agro-based organizations. Employees belonged to all three
management levels, viz; senior, middle, and junior. Multistage stratified random sampling
technique was employed to draw sampling units. Research findings indicated that career
satisfaction is not correlated with age. However, career satisfaction of managers differed with
gender. Marital status and education level of managers did not associate with their career
satisfaction. Career satisfaction of employees differed significantly with their seniority in the
management hierarchy. Research findings reveal that nature of the job and career experience
have a positive impact on career satisfaction of employees.
