Investigating Factors Increasing Job Satisfaction among Employees at Neyriz Ghadir Steel Company

Employee job satisfaction not only indicates their happiness at the place of work but also suggests how much of their wants and needs inside an organization, and of the organization itself are met. This study aimed to investigate effective factors in increasing job satisfaction among employees at the Neyriz Ghadir Steel Company in 2022. The current analytical study achieved the saturation limit by selecting 18 employees. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed by qualitative analyses and using MAXQDA software. Findings revealed that ten factors were significantly related to increased employee job satisfaction, including organizational culture, giving responsibility and personnel engagement, the creation of opportunities for progress, working conditions, the need for consultants, type of work and its nature, financial rewards, welfare affairs, organizational policies, work volume, and level of stress. The extent to which these ten factors affected and were affected by employee job satisfaction was examined. It was found that the three main priorities in the factor “organizational cultural” were unplanned and ineffective management, respect for personnel, and octopus management, while the three main priorities in the factor “giving responsibility and employee engagement” were regard and respect for employees, management perspectives, and trust in employees.