JOB PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF VETERINARY ASSISTANT SURGEONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH – A STUDY
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2023-07
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SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI - 517 502. (A.P.) INDIA
Abstract
The present study was attempted with the main objective of assessing the “JOB
PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF VETERINARY ASSISTANT
SURGEONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH.” The present study adopted ex-post facto
research design. A total of 1384 VASs were working at time of selection of research problem.
The ideal sample size of 90 was determined for 1384 VASs at 95 per cent confidence level and
10 per cent margin of error. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons from all the four zones comprising of
13 districts of Andhra Pradesh were determined proportionally and were selected from each
district through Simple Random Sampling (SRS). The data was collected by administering
structured questionnaire through ‘Google forms,’ and the data collected was coded, tabulated,
analyzed, interpreted, discussed and necessary conclusions and inferences were drawn.
Majority of the respondents were middle aged, male, had an educational
qualification of B.V.Sc. & AH, with medium level of service experience, posted at a
medium distance from their native place, undergone medium number of trainings and had
medium sources of information utilization. Majority of the VASs had medium level of
work motivation, self-esteem, job stress and job involvement. As per the organizational
or situational conditions, majority of the VASs perceived moderate organizational
climate, organizational communication, span of control, physical facilities and their
utilization, timeliness in availability of resources and workload.
Majority of the VASs possessed medium level of job satisfaction under
components of salary package or benefits, promotions, job nature, supervision and staff
and co-workers. Most of the VASs had medium level of job performance under
components of animal health services, animal reproduction services, administrative
services, extension services and rural upliftment services.
Correlational analysis between dependant and independent variables revealed that
educational qualification, source of information utilization, work motivation, self-esteem,
job involvement, organizational climate and organizational communication had
significant and positive correlation with both job performance and job satisfaction of field
VASs. Workload had negative significant correlation to job performance, while physical
facilities and their utilization had significant positive correlation with job satisfaction of
the VASs in AP.
Majority of VASs perceived constraints as “ more emphasis on reports and records,
lack of adequate infrastructure, lack of transportation facility for VASs for conducting
special programs, shortage of skilled supporting staff or manpower, lack of realistic
target fixations, lack of priority towards field problems during official meetings, large
operational areas due to shortage of manpower, lack of trainings on the basis of the needs
of the field VASs, lack of opportunity for participation of VASs in developing need
based livestock development programs, farmers’ lack of interest and knowledge on
recommended scientific practices and reliance on unscientific procedures, lack of timely
and adequate communication, lack of skill based training on innovations, lack of
coordination among VASs & with other line departments, lack of motivation for VAS
and support from peer veterinarians and lack of good rapport with farmers.”