scholarly journals Psychological Empowerment, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Lecturers in Higher Education: Comparison of Six CEE Countries

Organizacija ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gašper Jordan ◽  
Gozdana Miglič ◽  
Ivan Todorović ◽  
Miha Marič
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
New Findings ◽  
University Lecturers

Abstract Background and Purpose: Organizations should implement new findings from the field of human resource management. If an organization wants to have successful and effective employees, they should be satisfied with all aspects of work and at the same time they should be feel commitment towards an organization. To have a full insight in employees, organizations have to take care of psychological side of employees, which manifests in psychological empowerment. Design/Methodology/Approach: The survey was conducted among 409 university lecturers in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, and Slovenia. The investigated constructs of psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and organisational commitment were compared. Spreitzer’s PEQ was used for the assessment of the psychological empowerment, Spector’s JSS for job satisfaction, and Allen’s and Meyer’s OCQ for the assessment of organisational commitment. Results: The research showed that the highest level of psychological empowerment can be found among university lecturers from Serbia and the lowest from Germany. Job satisfaction level is the highest in Austria and the lowest in Slovenia. Affective organisational commitment is the highest in Slovenia and the lowest in Germany. Continuance organisational commitment scored the highest in Croatia and the lowest in Czech Republic. Additionally, the outcomes show the highest level of normative organisational commitment in Czech Republic and the lowest in Austria. Only affective organisational commitment was not found as statistically significant. Conclusion: Knowledge of psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment can be helpful for leaders, because with this knowledge they can manage, develop and motivate employees properly.

scholarly journals The Effect of Job Satisfaction on the Organisational Commitment of Administrators

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6(J)) ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
L J Thabane ◽  
P Q Radebe ◽  
M. Dhurup
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Moral Imperative ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Administrators are an important human resource in Higher Education because they perform various duties that are critical to the daily operations of universities. In light of this, organisational commitment and job satisfaction of administrators are essential for the efficiency and effectiveness of universities. Notwithstanding the critical relevance and necessity of organisational commitment and job satisfaction, there is evidence of paucity of research on these areas among administrative staff in the South African higher education sector. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between organisational commitment and overall job satisfaction on the organisational commitment of administrators at a university in Gauteng. To achieve the aforementioned objective, a quantitative survey approach was used to examine the relationship between overall job satisfaction and organisational commitment. The selfadministered structured questionnaires were issued to 383 administrative staff members. Descriptive statistics was utilised to assess the levels of both organisational commitment and job satisfaction, results of which revealed that administrators were satisfied with and committed to the university. Spearman’s rho correlation analysis showed that there was a strong correlation between affective commitment and job satisfaction; and moderate correlations between job satisfaction and moral imperative. Similar strong correlation was observed between indebted obligation and job satisfaction. Conversely, a weak correlation occurred between job satisfaction and continuance commitment. Regression coefficients indicated that job satisfaction contributed positively to the prediction of affective commitment, moral imperative, indebted obligation and continuance commitment. Based on these findings, the recommendations and future research opportunities were suggested.

scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of Training and Development on Organizational Commitment in Higher Education Sector

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study aims to empirically investigate the effect of training and development on the organisational commitment of employees in the context of higher education. The study adopts a quantitative research approach where data is collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire distributed among faculty staff of the Aden University in Yemen. A total of 296 usable responses were received. Data was analysis by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). The finding reveal a positive relationship between training and development, and organisational commitment. This study concludes that when organisations provide training and development to enhance the knowledge and skills of their employees, it will contribute towards employees extending greater effort into their commitment to that organisation. Keywords: Training and development, organizational commitment, Higher Education, Social Exchange Theory

Testing the effects of job satisfaction on organizational commitment

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-542
Author(s):  
Barooj Bashir ◽  
Abdul Gani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The Impact

Purpose As universities are human capital intensive organizations, practices followed by a university for enhancing the satisfaction of its teachers can be of great help in attracting, retaining and managing highly qualified and competent teachers. The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of job satisfaction (JS) on organizational commitment (OC) of university teachers in India. Design/methodology/approach A total of 396 academicians are surveyed to assess the subjects’ responses to JS and commitment questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used in the process of statistical analysis. Findings The results confirmed a significant impact of JS on OC of university teachers in India. With 1 percent increase in estimates of pay and job security (PJS), organizational support (OS) and job challenge (JC), there would be 21, 36 and 49 percentage increase, respectively, in OC of university teachers. Of all the factors of JS, JC is the most significant contributing factor, followed by OC and PJS that help in motivating and retaining the teachers in higher education institutions in India. Research limitations/implications The sample of the study has been chosen from the higher education sector in Northern India, and so it still needs to be explored whether the findings of this study can be replicated in different geographical areas and organizational settings for further verification and generalization. Practical implications Encouraging greater satisfaction among the faculty members may positively influence work-related behaviors, especially commitment among the teachers. The paper may benefit the decision makers in universities to follow the proactive practices to improve the satisfaction and commitment of teachers as educational performance is of priority on the national agenda. Originality/value The study provides useful insights about a JS-OC relationship model and informs the stakeholders on how to create an enabling environment at the policy and practice level that would help in attracting and retaining teachers in universities in India. It contributes to enriching the JS and OC literature in a sector and a country poorly addressed so far in research.

scholarly journals Exploration of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Faculty Members in Private Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Sabah M. Al-Najjar ◽  
Maha K. Jawad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Research Hypothesis ◽  
Main Instrument

The principal objective of this research is to explore organizational commitment and its effect on job satisfaction styles in a sample of teaching staff working at Alturath University college within the Private Higher Education (PHE) at Baghdad, Iraq. The research sample included 37 faculty members working at different departments. The authors developed a questionnaire with (5-points) Likert scale, and used it as the main instrument to collect data from the sample studied. The questionnaire was subjected to a Cronbach alpha test to verify its internal validity. The statistical package SPSS v.10 was used to analyze and present the data obtained through the questionnaire. The data were also used to test the research hypothesis. According to the responses of the sample members, the statistical tests assisted the research hypothesis which states that there is a significant relationship and effect between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. In addition, the analysis revealed that there is a strong level of organizational commitment among the sample studied. The results obtained by this research can direct the administrations of the college in planning job loads, and in improving organizational commitment. Although this research is limited to one private colleges, but its results add a great value since it provide several lessons that private education can benefit from. This work could, also, be considered as an attempt to increase our knowledge about the educational system in general, and on the PHE in specific.

scholarly journals Psychological empowerment and employee attitudinal outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 797-817
Author(s):  
Tazeem Ali Shah ◽  
Mohammad Nisar Khattak ◽  
Roxanne Zolin ◽  
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between perceived psychological empowerment and employee satisfaction, normative organizational commitment and turnover intentions. Design/methodology/approach To test the proposed research model, the authors collected field data from seven telecommunication companies located in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. Through a two-wave data collection design, a total of 411 participants reported their perceptions about psychological empowerment and psychological capital at Time 1 and their job satisfaction, normative organizational commitment and turnover intention at Time 2. Findings Results supported the hypothesized relationships, showing that psychological capital fully mediates the relationship between perceived psychological empowerment and employee job satisfaction, normative organizational commitment and turnover intention. Research limitations/implications This study relied on cross-sectional data, which does not fully satisfy the conditions of establishing causality. Practical implications Results of this study will help organizations and practitioners to understand the importance of psychological empowerment and psychological capital and how they positively influence organizational performance, including employee job satisfaction, normative organizational commitment and turnover intention. Originality/value Drawing upon the self-determination theory of Deci and Ryan (2000), this study contributes to organizational behaviour literature by proposing and testing psychological capital as an underlying mechanism that can explain the impact of psychological empowerment on employee satisfaction, normative organizational commitment and turnover intention.

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