Teacher’s Job Security and Workload Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Multan (Southern Punjab)–Pakistan

The educational system in any country plays a vital role for the development and achievinginfrastructural goals. Pakistan since last few decades is facing critical economic and developmentalchallenges. The nature of work conditions in public and private organizations are getting more intensifiedand employees are facing critical time in term of workload, job security and satisfaction issues. This studyis aiming to investigate the relationship between job security and workload factors influencing teacher’sjob satisfaction. This paper has use SMART-PLS-SEM to examine the data using quantitative researchtechniques. The study was conducted among 266 teachers. The teachers’ job satisfaction was determinedby two separate measures namely the teacher’s job security and workload influencing teacher’s jobsatisfaction. This study was trigged as teachers in higher education institutions were facing challengesregarding their job security and workload. The outcome exposed that there is an important relationshipamong teachers job security, workload, and teacher job satisfaction. The effects of these factors callfurther research. There is prerequisite to carry out a similar but comparative study in rural settings. Inaddition, it is very important to comprehend the significance of teachers’ job satisfaction where theindustry is so uncertain. There is a need to address job satisfaction and workload stress with appropriateassessment such as rating system and teachers’ satisfaction index evaluation according to the tasks andwork pressure allocated to each and every teacher. This reach adds value to knowledge by makinguniversities, institutes and colleges administration to know the causes of teachers’ uncomfortable zoneregarding their job security and workload. Conversely, it is also important for the administration in theseinstitutes to well understand the needs and demands of their teachers and what factors will contribute totheir satisfaction.

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FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

Australian Journal of Business and Management Research ◽

10.52283/nswrca.ajbmr.20110109a13 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 01 (09) ◽

pp. 113-123

Author(s):

Mosammod Mahamuda Parvin ◽

M M Nurul Kabir

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Work Experience ◽

Job Security ◽

Vital Role ◽

Pharmaceutical Companies ◽

Work Culture ◽

Pharmaceutical Sector ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

High Level ◽

Overall Job Satisfaction

The Pharmaceutical sector plays a vital role in underpinning the economic development of a country. This study attempts to evaluate job satisfaction of employees in different pharmaceutical companies. It focuses on the relative importance of job satisfaction factors and their impacts on the overall job satisfaction of employees. It also investigates the impacts of pharmaceutical type, work experience, age, and sex differences on the attitudes toward job Satisfaction. The result shows that salary, efficiency in work, fringe supervision, and co-worker relation are the most important factors contributing to job satisfaction. The overall job satisfaction of the employees in pharmaceutical sector is at the positive level. The nature of business operation, the work culture and the level of job satisfaction have undergone sea change for the pharmaceutical companies. As a business proposition initiated huge investment whereas majority of their stocks is going down bringing a high level of apprehension related to job security among its employees. This research paper highlights some of these problems and presents a picture of level of job satisfaction among employees of pharmaceutical companies. It also identifies unique issues of job satisfaction in the companies. Pharmaceuticals Companies are selected for the research because they are currently undergoing continued expansion. In order to gain competitive advantage and adapt to the dramatic changing environment, it is important for them to achieve management efficiency by increasing employee satisfaction in the organisation. Hence this research was mainly undertaken to investigate on the significance of factors such as working conditions, pay and promotion, job security, fairness, relationship with co-workers and supervisors in affecting the job satisfaction. This paper presents a comprehensive diagnosis of job satisfaction indices of pharmaceutical business, the factors causing the dissatisfaction & suggestions to improve them.

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A conceptual study of the hrm challenges in it industry

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.11.16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 10-13

Author(s):

Navaneetha T

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Decision Making ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Vital Role ◽

It Industry ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Conceptual Study

Human resource management challenges play a vital role in the success of the organization. The purpose of this study is to examine the different environmental influences faced by IT Industry, factors affecting HR challenges and to explore various challenges faced by HR mangers. The study is done with the help of a secondary data covering all the HRM challenges. Management might be able to increase the level of the commitment in the organization by improving satisfaction with compensation, policies, and work conditions. Companies should involve their employees in decision making as industrial revolution brought drastic changes in the organizations as they viewed it as an indispensable source of competitive advantage. One way of increasing the job satisfaction at the workplace is expanding the interactions level with employees in staff meetings and rising guided discussions of topics related to industrial revolution and HRM issues. If the employees are well aware of the organization environment, their duties, and objectives,they can perform their tasks in a better way, and it helps the organization to enhance its productivity. A highly committed and competent workforce allows companies gain a competitive advantage.

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Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction among Academic Employees in Polytechnic

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) ◽

10.47405/mjssh.v5i11.540 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (11) ◽

pp. 209-216

Author(s):

Muhamad Saufiyudin Omar ◽

Siti Fatimah Abdul Aziz ◽

Nurasyikin Mohd Salleh

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Working Conditions ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Job Security ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Stratified Random Sampling ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Affecting

Satisfied employees are crucial in developing a successful organization. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was employed and stratified random sampling was used to collect the data. A total of 130 respondents answered the questionnaires. The results revealed that job security, salary and working conditions had significant and positive influence on job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees. Hence, strengthening the factors of job security, salary and working conditions among the polytechnic academic employees is critically important to ensure the employees are satisfied which will then lead towards a successful polytechnic.

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Inequality in Pay Ranks Among Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction Among Female Physicians

Women Empowerment and Well-Being for Inclusive Economic Growth - Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3737-4.ch001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Jaciel Elizabeth Keltgen

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Quality Care ◽

Female Physician ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Female Physicians ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Health System Change ◽

Treatment Plans ◽

Generational Membership ◽

The U.S

Job satisfaction has fallen among doctors, and beyond lack of pay parity that averages 25%, female physician job satisfiers differ from male colleagues. Health systems can build upon female physicians' confidence in their abilities to communicate with patients, show empathy, build trust, and elicit patient compliance with treatment plans. Systems must attend to work conditions for young and female cohorts, thereby retaining half of the workforce offering critical care to 7.8 billion people. Ordinal logistic regression was used to analyze data gathered in the U.S. by the Center for Studying Health System Change. Data were used to build a predictive statistical model in concert with independent variables linked to generational and job satisfaction literature. This study revealed statistically significant correlations between factors not only by gender, but also by generational membership. Statistically significant factors affecting job satisfaction among female physicians include provision of quality care to all patients, adequate time spent with patients and income.

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Job security matters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between job security and work attitudes

Journal of Management & Organization ◽

10.1017/jmo.2019.3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hyunkang Hur

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Security Policy ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Work Attitudes ◽

Job Security ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThis article synthesizes public and private sector accumulated research regarding the relationship between job security and employee work attitudes (i.e., job satisfaction and organizational commitment). The present meta-analysis of 37 studies (including 45 independent samples) shows that the medium-sized associations between job security and each work attitude variables (i.e., job satisfaction and organizational commitment) were found, with true score correlations (ρ) of .327 for job satisfaction, and .253 for organizational commitment. These results highlight the significance of job security at the workplace, in shaping and enhancing attitudes of employee and job security is worth retaining in some form in the public sector, contrary to the logic of at-will employment. This meta-analysis findings also call attention to several important considerations for developing effective public job security policy.

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Job satisfaction of village doctors during the new healthcare reforms in China

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah15205 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 225 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Xiaoyan Zhang ◽

Pengqian Fang

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Status ◽

Financial Burden ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Health Reforms ◽

Village Doctors ◽

Healthcare Reforms

Objective China launched new healthcare reforms in 2009 and several policies targeted village clinics, which affected village doctors’ income, training and duties. The aim of the present study was to assess village doctors’ job satisfaction during the reforms and to explore factors affecting job satisfaction. Methods Using a stratified multistage cluster sampling process, 935 village doctors in Jiangxi Province were surveyed with a self-administered questionnaire that collected demographic information and contained a job satisfaction scale and questions regarding their work situation and individual perceptions of the new healthcare reforms. Descriptive analysis, Pearson’s Chi-squared test and binary logistic regression were used to identify village doctors’ job satisfaction and the factors associated with their job satisfaction. Results Only 12.72% of village doctors were either satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs and the top three items leading to dissatisfaction were pay and the amount of work that had to be done, opportunities for job promotion and work conditions. Marriage, income, intention to leave, satisfaction with learning and training, social status, relationship with patients and satisfaction with the new healthcare reforms were significantly associated with job satisfaction (P < 0.05). Conclusions China is facing critical challenges with regard to village doctors because of their low job satisfaction. For future healthcare reforms, policy makers should pay more attention to appropriate remuneration and approaches that incentivise village doctors to achieve the goals of the health reforms. What is known about the topic? Village doctors act as gatekeepers at the bottom tier of the rural health system. However, the policies of the new healthcare reform initiatives in China were centred on improving the quality of care delivered to the rural population and reducing fast-growing medical costs. There have been limited studies on village doctors’ reactions to these reforms. What does this paper add? The findings of the present study indicate that in the process of implementing the new healthcare reforms, village doctors’ overall job satisfaction is low and most respondents are dissatisfied with the reforms. The factors affecting job satisfaction include income, training, social status, relationship with patients and satisfaction with the reforms. What are the implications for practitioners? Health reform policy makers should ensure village doctors feel appropriately remunerated and are motivated while aiming to reduce the financial burden on patients. The views of stakeholders (i.e. patients and village doctors) should be considered when designing future health reforms.

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Inclinations of Members of the Teaching Staff Towards Factors Leading to Job Satisfaction—A Comparative Study between Public and Private Universities

Research in Economics and Management ◽

10.22158/rem.v4n2p110 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. p110

Author(s):

Dr. Hasan Y. El-Mousawi ◽

Khaldoun G. Farhat

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Status ◽

Private Universities ◽

Private University ◽

Job Security ◽

Teaching Staff ◽

Public And Private ◽

Work Relations ◽

The Public ◽

Significant Difference

The study aimed at identifying job satisfaction and inclinations towards factors, such as salary, feeling of job security, extent of empowerment, nature of work relations among different parties and social status the instructor feels, all of which lead to job satisfaction among members of teaching staff in both public and private universities in Lebanon. Furthermore, the study aimed at prioritizing these factors as related to instructors at the Lebanese University and those at private universities. The study also tried to find whether instructors preferred teaching at public or private universities as related to the country from which they obtained their Ph. D’s. To achieve this goal, a five-point Likert-style questionnaire was constructed and distributed to 100 instructors in the public university (Lebanese University) and to another 100 instructors in various private universities. Thus, the society of the study comprises instructors in both public and private universities. Of these questionnaires, the researchers retrieved 184 which were valid for analysis. The study yielded some important findings, mainly that there is a significant difference between instructors in public and private universities regarding some factors leading to job satisfaction (salary, feeling of job security, work relations among colleagues and students, and social status that the instructor feels) in Lebanon. The study also showed a difference in prioritizing factors which lead to job satisfaction relative to workplace (public or private university) in Lebanon. Moreover, the study concluded that instructors at universities have different preferences to work at the Lebanese University (public) relative to the country from which they obtained their Ph. D’s.

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Factors Affecting to Job Satisfaction of Banking Employees in Sri Lanka Special Reference Public and Private Banks in Anuradhapura District

Business and Management Horizons ◽

10.5296/bmh.v5i1.10987 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 62 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Salinda Weerasinghe ◽

Harshani Dedunu ◽

Chiranthani Jayani

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Special Reference ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Job Security ◽

Regression Result ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Employee Job Satisfaction ◽

Private Banks

Employees are the backbone of any organization. They are the most precious and important asset among all the assets of any organization. Job satisfaction is a part of employee life satisfaction. So the employee job satisfaction becomes one of the top priority issues in the banking industry. Therefore, the study aims to identify the level of job satisfaction of banking employees’ in private and public banks in Sri Lanka with special reference to Anuradhapura District. All employees who are working in either public or private banks in Anuradhapura District were the population of the study and out of them 226 employees were selected as sample of the study based on stratified sampling technique. Data were processed through number of rigorous analysis to derive a robust conclusion. The findings of the study indicated higher level of job satisfaction in public sector banking employees than private sector employees in Sri Lanka. Further study regression result highlighted statistically significant impact of work itself, salary, job security and recognition on employee job satisfaction in baking sector Sri Lanka, however possibility of growth and working conditions no longer make significant impact on employee job satisfaction. Finally, study identified salary as a greatest explanatory variable of employee job satisfaction in banking sector Sri Lanka. Key words: Banking Sector, Job satisfaction, Salary, Job security

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Exploring the factors affecting job satisfaction of paraprofessional staff working in University Libraries of Pakistan

Library Review ◽

10.1108/lr-09-2016-0074 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 66 (3) ◽

pp. 144-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sumaira Hussain ◽

Saira Hanif Soroya

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Satisfaction Level ◽

University Libraries ◽

Public And Private ◽

Content Type ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Communication Flow ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

Job Recruitment

Purpose This paper aims to explore the factors affecting the job satisfaction level of paraprofessional staff working in Higher Education Commission (HEC)-recognized public and private sector university libraries. Design/methodology/approach The study was quantitative in nature, and survey research method was used. The population of the study was paraprofessionals working in HEC-recognized public and private university central libraries of Lahore. Convenient sampling was used, and five respondents were selected from each university. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire using a pre-developed scale job satisfaction survey by Spector (1985). Findings The study reported that respondents were not dissatisfied with their jobs, and still they were standing between “Neutral” and “agree” with all statements of job satisfaction. The nature of job was identified as the most satisfied facet of job satisfaction. It was also observed that a significant difference of job satisfaction was found among respondents having different salary packages. The group with the highest salary was more satisfied than others. Job security proved the factor affecting job satisfaction, as there was significant difference of job satisfaction between permanent and contract-based employees. Permanent nature of job was a reason of satisfaction for the respondents. However, it is interesting that job satisfaction level of public and private sector paraprofessionals did not differ. Research limitations/implications Findings of the study clarify that the universities are required to redesign their job recruitment policies and to revise pay scales of paraprofessionals. Most importantly, a gap in communication was also found within organizations which could affect the level of job satisfaction among paraprofessionals. Universities should pay attention to maintain the two-way communication flow from top level management to lower level. Originality/value This is probably first study reported from Pakistan on the subject. The findings of the study will help universities to redesign their job recruitment policies and to revise pay scales of paraprofessionals. Most importantly, the findings suggest that universities should pay attention to maintain the two-way communication flow from top level management to lower level.

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