Assessing the determinant Factors leading to Academic Staffs' level of Satisfaction and Turnover Intention in Universities, In Case of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction is the most interesting field for many researchers to study work attitude in workers. Employee job satisfaction is fulfillment, gratification, and enjoyment that comes from work. The main objective of this study is to identify and analyze the determinant factors leading to academic staff’s satisfaction and turnover intention in the Amhara regional state universities.Methods: The study was conducted in seven Amhara regional state government universities. Cross-sectional stratified sampling design was used. The stratum is based on these seven universities in Amhara regional state. In this investigation, ordinal logistic regression model was used.Results: The study covers 620 respondents from September 2016 up to August, 2017. The sample staffs surveyed from UOG, BDU, Wollo, Debre-Birihan, Debre-Markos, Debre-Tabor and Welidiya University were 21.3%, 23.7%, 9.4%, 7.6%, 14.5%, 12.1% and 11.5%, respectively. From these total respondents, 34.4% were satisfied with their job. From the total sample staff surveyed in the study, 26.0% were dissatisfied. 9.2%, 29.8% and 0.6% of the respondents were very dissatisfied, neutral and very satisfied in their jobs, respectively. 38.5% of the respondents were very eager to leave their job areas.Conclusions: The independent variables sex, age, place of birth, employer University, job position, responsibility, advancement, salary, achievement, work condition, work itself and turnover have significant relation with an academic job satisfaction.