The relationships between motivation in the working environment and the job satisfaction among the support staff in Institusi Pendidikan Guru Tun Abdul Razak Campus/ Hamizah Mohamad Welman

Job satisfaction refers to the employee’s emotions whether they feel satisfied or dissatisfied towards their job. According to Armstrong (2006), job satisfaction
refers to the employee’s attitude and feeling that they have about their work. Motivation and job satisfaction of the employees will increase by having a conducive working environment. Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory (1954) which comprised of five levels of needs, all levels of needs have been used to examine the relationship between motivation on working environment and job satisfaction among the support staff in Institusi Pendidikan Guru Tun Abdul Razak Campus. To answer this study, 100 questionnaires had been distributed to the employees at Institusi Pendidikan Guru Tun Abdul Razak Campus. Only 85 respondents in Institusi Pendidikan Guru Tun Abdul Razak Campus answered the questionnaires. The data were analysed using Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS). Moreover, the finding showed the variable in Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory (1954) which are physiological needs, security needs, social needs, and self-actualization needs have positive, significant and low correlation with job satisfaction while for self-esteem needs which it has positive significance and moderate correlation with the job satisfaction. Furthermore, this study also discussed the conclusion based on each research question and recommendations for organization, employees and future research.