The study explores the factors influencing job satisfaction among doctors working in various government hospitals. The paper examines the components that bring in job satisfaction in a much detailed form. The data was collected from about 106 doctors working in cities, district head quarters and rural villages of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The findings of the study present the factors underlying job satisfaction among doctors working in government hospitals, which may help the policy makers to formulate policies needed for sustainable and higher health provision for the civilians of the nation.

The primary responsibility of doctors includes saving the life of individuals. A doctor’s job is not only to diagnose and provide treatment for his patients but also to understand their feelings and emotions. The quality of the communication between the physician and the patient has a positive influence on patient satisfaction measure (Mercer et al., 2008; Moret et al., 2008; and Lin et al., 2009).

Job satisfaction is negatively related to job turnover (Freeman, 1978; McEvoy and Weiss, 1984; Cascio, 1985; and Akerlof et al., 1988) and absenteeism (Clegg, 1983), and positively related to productivity (Mangione and Quinn, 1975). Therefore, it is useful to understand which job characteristics and provisions increase job satisfaction.

Organizational Behavior Journal, Job Satisfaction, Government Doctors, An Exploratory Study.