A study of factors measuring faculty job satisfaction at selected universities in Thailand

Abstract

of Literature Review 4o CHAPTER III. METHODS AND PROCEDURES 42 Selection of the Sample 42 The Research Instrument 46 Collection of the Data 49 Statistical Treatment of Data 50 CHAPTER IV. REPORT OF THE FINDINGS

Job Satisfaction of Employees at a Christian University

“…Consistent with Sudsawasd (1980) and Latham (1998), it was found that faculty had significantly higher levels of intrinsic job satisfaction than employees who were salaried staff. A comparison of the mean scores for the intrinsic job-satisfaction factors reveals that university faculty seems to be more satisfied than all other occupational subgroups with their work and professional growth.…”

“…While some researchers suggested that administrators had higher levels of extrinsic job satisfaction than other occupational groups (Niehoff, 1995), a study by Blank (1993) found that administrators and staff showed lower levels of dissatisfaction with the extrinsic aspects of their jobs when compared to other professional groups. Olasiji (1983) revealed that the leading factors for job satisfaction were not the same for faculty and administration, and Sudsawasd (1980) concluded that faculty members should be recognized as generally more satisfied in their positions than those in the industrial sector. Dewar and Werbel (1979), Dennis (1998), andBrown (2005) reported that job satisfaction increases with age.…”