scholarly journals An Investigation of Turkish Academics' Job Satisfaction, Role Stress and Intention to Leave

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-355
Author(s):  
Altan Doğan ◽  
Rıza Demir ◽  
Erman Türkmen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The University

Like any other professional group, academic staff always faces various problems and difficulties while performing their duties. Revealing academics' current problems to solve them and ensuring that they are able to work efficiently and peacefully requires extensive research. Therefore, this study investigated the problems of academic staff working at Turkish universities and aimed to determine the current levels of job satisfaction, intention to leave, and role stress formed by role ambiguity and role conflict. The study also aimed to find out whether job satisfaction, role stress, and intention to leave differ according to academics' demographic characteristics. The gender, age, marital status, number of children, academic title, academic seniority, seniority at the university, type of university, field of study, department, administrative role, conducting academic studies abroad, teaching at different universities, average number of weekly courses in the last 3 years, and number of publications in the last 3 years were the demographic variables investigated in the study. The research was conducted on 3578 academics across Turkey. The results showed that academics' level of job satisfaction and role conflicts were moderate, their level of role ambiguity and intention to leave were low, and their level of role stress was low to moderate. It was also found that job satisfaction, role stress, and the intention to leave differed by some demographic variables.

scholarly journals Gender Difference and The Predictive Role of Job Tension on Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff in A Public University

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Adekunle A Kenku ◽  
Dare Azeez Fagbenro ◽  
Abolade M Opatola
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
State University ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Job Tension ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
The University

Studies have investigated antecedents of job satisfaction, however, little is known about the predictive role of job tension on job satisfaction as well as gender difference on job satisfaction among academic staff in Nigeria. Using job demands–resources model as a theoretical framework, this study examined job tension on job satisfaction among selected academic staff of Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Participants were 75 (48 males and 27 females) academic staff with a mean age of 42.11 (SD of 4.12) recruited from six faculties in the university. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression and t-test for independent sample analysis. Results showed that job tension predict job satisfaction among academic staff. Also, female academic staff has higher level of job satisfaction than the male academic staff. The findings suggest that industrial and organisational psychologists should redesign academic job roles in such a way that it will devoid of stressful and tension socked pressure which will have positive implication for better job satisfaction among academic staff.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Academic Staff Job Satisfaction at Malaysian Universities in the Context of Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Aida Mehrad
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Educational Situation ◽  
Change Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Hygiene Theory

Most academic staff don’t know what exactly makes them satisfy or dissatisfy at university and based on which effective factors they can improve and increase the level of their outcomes. Dissatisfaction occurred amongst academic staff when they don’t receive any basic motivational factors, versa job satisfaction happened when they obtained at least the fundamental facilities and considered via workplace (managers, leaders, and supervisors). There are numerous and effective factors that change attitudes and feelings of academic staff toward the job, likewise, change level of their outcomes; furthermore, recognizing these effective factors that rise level of job satisfaction among these group of staff; similarly, analyzing this factor as one of the important organizational factors in the context of Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory determined as main objective of this literature review. Overall, in this research endeavors to finding brilliant points and motivational factors that influence job satisfaction and clarifies them in an educational situation such as the university.

Examining Moderating Effects of Gender between Role Stress and Job Satisfaction among Software Employees

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Traymbak ◽  
Pranab Kumar ◽  
A.N. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Negative Effect

Role stress has been extensively studied in organizational psychology and the present study focused on two types of role stress: role conflict and role ambiguity. The purpose of the study is to examine the moderating effect of gender in the relationship between role stress and job satisfaction for software professionals which had received little attention in Indian context. A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to analyze the data which includes confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), path analysis and multi-group moderation analysis . The results of the study revealed that there was slight increase in negative effect of role conflict on job satisfaction and slight decrease in negative effect of role ambiguity on job satisfaction among female employees. In case of male there was no increase or decrease in negative effect of role conflict and role ambiguity on job satisfaction. This study found invariant moderation effect of gender on relationship between role stress (role conflict and role ambiguity) and job satisfaction. Research implications, suggestions for role stress management and scope for future research are provided.

scholarly journals Relationship of Job Satisfaction and Demographic Variables in Terengganu Public Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Nur Amalyna Radzali ◽  
Norsuhaily Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
Head Of School ◽  
Service Period ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Head Of Department

The study on job satisfaction among academic staff at Public Universities in Terengganu is aimed at identifying the level and factors towards their job satisfaction while serving at public universities. This study involved 298 respondents voluntarily. The characteristics of the collected respondents' demographic variables are divided into 9 sections consisting of gender, age, level of education, position of status, service period, position, and other positions within the department. The involved respondents are based on the different levels of academic staff ranging from Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor. Among these respondents were those holding various administrative posts such as Central Director, Dean, Deputy Dean and Head of Department or Head of School. All of the demographic information of these respondents are collected through a survey distributed to them. The results of this finding have been analysed in the form of tables based on the number and percentage of respondents. 

scholarly journals Identification, Motivation and Job Satisfaction among Tutors at the Open University of Israel

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Beyth-Marom ◽  
Gal Harpaz-Gorodeisky ◽  
Avaid Bar-Haim ◽  
Eti Goder
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Open University ◽  
Learning Centers ◽  
Organizational Attachment ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications

Tutors in the OUI- The Open University of Israel (a distance learning institution) are often the only academic staff who have direct contact with students. Therefore, their performance is crucial for the university. However, the nature of their job might hinder optimal performance: they are temporary and part time employees, thus having low job security. Their academic freedom is limited and in most learning centers of the OUI they are professionally isolated. These factors can affect negatively organizational identification, job satisfaction and motivation. The present study is focused on two sets of variables that serve as possible predictors of identification, satisfaction and motivation: role perceptions (job importance and job richness) and organizational attachment (relations with the university, attentiveness of the university and the university's appreciation of their work). 71 tutors completed a general survey. Regression analysis and path analysis revealed that identification and job satisfaction were well predicted by job importance and organizational attachment, while work motivation was not. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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