Title: Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Faculty in Higher Education
Abstract: Introduction Much of the research on Job satisfaction during the past several decades is prized by vocational psychologists for both its humanistic and financial value to organizations. Job satisfaction has been considered to be crucial for organizational success. Satisfied work with more commitment and exhibit higher retention rates and higher productivity. Higher levels of job satisfaction tend to lead to lower levels of absenteeism, better mental and physical health and represent public relations face of the organization. The data on job satisfaction could be helpful in evaluating the emotional wellness and mental fitness of employees (Spector, 1997). The research could also help institutions of higher education to design training programs to address faculty dissatisfaction. Job satisfaction is also understood in terms of its relationship with other key factors of like general well being, stress at work, control at work, home-work balance and working conditions (Harrison et. al, 2006). The Problem Job satisfaction of faculty in higher education institutions appears to be important as satisfied faculty are more committed and contribute quality inputs in teaching and research thereby enhancing the quality of student output. On the other hand dissatisfied faculty contributes negative inputs impacting in the same direction the quality of education. Hence, job satisfaction of faculty is crucial both to the students and the institution. Earlier studies attempted to study job satisfaction of teachers at different levels considering specific factor(s). Hollon & Gemmill (1976), Lewis and Bierly (1986), white (2001), Fisher (2007) and others studied job satisfaction of faculty by gender and identified factors that help/hinder job satisfaction of women. The review of a host of studies on the subject points to broad classification of factors as working conditions, experience, motivation, gender, age, rewards, etc. Objectives The present study is aimed at analyzing job satisfaction of faculty in higher education institutions in Andhra Pradesh with specific objectives as: a. To identify factors impacting job satisfaction b. To analyze the relative influence of the factors impacting job satisfaction c. To suggest policy initiatives for the institutions to increase job satisfaction The Sample The present study is confined to faculty relating to management education in Andhra Pradesh State, which has the highest number of institutions offering MBA degree in India. Job satisfaction of such a large number of faculty members is expected to have significant impact on the quality of output and thereby human capital, again affecting the sectors wherever they are employed. The sampling method used is as follows: a) Among the universities, one Central university, and three state universities in the public sector (one in each of the regions of Andhra Pradesh) and two deemed to be universities in private sector offering MBA program were selected. b) Among the colleges affiliated to state universities-two autonomous colleges (one in Andhra and one in Telangana regions), four affiliated colleges (representing three regions) and two stand alone AICTE institutions (one in Andhra and second in Telangana region) were selected as representative sample for the state of Andhra Pradesh. c) All the population in each selected institution were taken and a predesigned questionnaire was canvassed to collect data on job satisfaction. The type of institutions and the total population in each selected institution are presented in Table 1. A pre-designed questionnaire was canvassed among the faculty and data were collected during July-December, 2011. Several factors may influence job satisfaction and those factors that are quantifiable are considered for the analysis A multiple regression model of the following form is employed to identify the factors that determine job satisfaction. …
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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