Abstract
Not only is job satisfaction important per se, but, according to its effect upon other aspects of career perspective, it also possesses investing value. As a matter of fact, through increase in job satisfaction, other aspects of job perspectives such as organizational commitment, job involvement and organizational atmosphere are improved. Job satisfaction is included among important factors in job success and it results in a boost in efficiency and also a sense of personal satisfaction. In accordance with the results and the research findings of the most of experts and thought leaders, neglecting and underestimating the motivating factors among managers strongly reduces their efficiency capabilities and job satisfaction. This study aimed at determining the degree of the relationship between job satisfaction and efficiency of managers at guidance schools in Qom, Iran. The statistical population of this survey included 71 managers (both men and women) of the schools under study, chosen through random sampling. The approach of the study was causal- comparative correlation in a couple of descriptive and analytical levels. In the descriptive statistics level, the frequency, percentage, mean, median were being used, while in inferential statistics the research makes use of Pearson correlation coefficient, Spearman and t-test with two independent groups. The testing instrument was Job Descriptive Index (JDI, including 40 questions) and management performance questionnaires (including 81 questions) which is codified by Visouki and Chrome in 1991. Analyzing the information achieved from 71 questionnaire (36 men and 35 women) on the basis of the goals and testing the study hypotheses we found there was a relationship between job satisfaction and management efficiency; however, this relationship is not meaningful.