D.M.ChandargiDolly Mishra2016-09-172016-09-172005http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/77201A comparative study was taken up with the specific objectives of measuring job performance and job satisfaction of men and women extension officers of KSDA working in northern districts of Karnataka and to identify the personal, sociopsychological and economical characters related to job performance and job satisfaction. Further, an attempt was made to identify the problems faced by men and women extension officers in performing their job. The study was conducted in 4 districts of northern Karnataka namely Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Belgaum with a sample size of 30 women and 40 men extension officers. The scales and scoring procedures developed by earlier researchers were used to quantify the variables for the study. The main findings of the study are a majority (75.41%) of the Extension Officers in both the categories belonged to medium performance category. Little higher percentage (11.54%) of women belong to higher job performance category compared to their men (8.57%) counterparts. Majority (62.86%) of the Extension Officers belonged to medium job satisfaction category. Twenty per cent women were found in high job satisfaction category, whereas, 17.14 per cent men officers were in high job satisfaction category. Majority of the extension officers in both the categories were found to have medium level of information seeking behaviour, job involvement, job stress, organisational commitment and achievement motivation. Annual income and job stress among men and information seeking behaviour, job stress and job involvement were most significant variables explaining job performance of women officers. Whereas, job stress, job involvement and achievement motivation among men and organisational commitment, job involvement and achievement motivation were significant variables which explain job satisfaction of women officers. The major problems encountered by men officers were conveyance facility and non-availability of inputs while non-cooperation from RSK staff and interior village communication expressed by women officers.Thesis