Making Work Volition to Predict Job Satisfaction of Faculty Members in Higher Educational Institutes

Mohanty, Jagannath; Ali, Aamir

doi:10.4236/tel.2018.87092

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“…QROM 18,1 Iverson and Maguire (2000) have established that higher levels of work that interfere with the time spent with family, or families that interfere with work, decrease SWB. At the same time, work volition, understood as the degree of freedom organizationally available to choose a job profile, contributes to overall job satisfaction and consequently, to life satisfaction (Mohanty and Aamir, 2018). Ryan and Deci (2000) propose that relatedness is also a basic psychological need, and its fulfillment has an effect in life satisfaction.…”

Section: Subjective Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Faculty's subjective well-being: insights from a Mexican business school

Segarra

Villanueva

Martínez

2022

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PurposeIn this article, the authors aim to achieve a deeper understanding of the aspects that influence academic faculty's subjective well-being (SWB). For this purpose, the authors focus on scholars who work in a business school that not only is located in Latin America, but is in a transition process, changing from being solely a teaching-oriented to a research-oriented model due to Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation purposes.Design/methodology/approachTwenty in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with professors at a private business school in Mexico. The interviews took place between November 2018 and late 2020.FindingsScholars of business schools who are transitioning from being teaching-oriented to becoming research-oriented in order to comply with AACSB requirements face heightened institutional pressures that can generate negative effects on professors' SWB; especially on three dimensions: health, a sense of lack of self-efficacy and apprehension due to the lack of resources.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper studied a particular context; however, even when the findings of this article are relevant, they cannot be generalized, as each context will have its own peculiarities.Originality/valueMore attention needs to be given to scholars' SWB, particularly of those working in business schools located in the Global South. This is especially relevant since faculty members of business schools in emerging economies are aiming to compete in the international arena; therefore, they face heightened institutional pressures since they need to be more academically productive without neglecting teaching and administrative tasks and despite having less access to resources than their counterparts working in business schools in developed economies. The authors believe that hearing researchers' stories about their concerns and desires can raise awareness and lead to better work conditions.

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Section: Subjective Well-beingmentioning

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Faculty's subjective well-being: insights from a Mexican business school

Segarra

Villanueva

Martínez

2022

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“…planning and organising the work (Mohanty & Aamir, 2018). The supervisor is the person with the most influence over an employee's pay, career advancement, and other administrative matters and is, therefore, the most significant and influential person at work (Alam & Singh, 2019).…”

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Employee Satisfaction in the Telecommunications Industry in Malaysia

Iridianathan

Wider²,

Abdullah³

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in employee satisfaction. It would appear that ensuring the contentment of one's workforce in their place of employment is the most significant obstacle that companies must overcome. Therefore, this study examined the effects of wages and welfare, relations with superiors, and learning and development on employee satisfaction in Malaysia. The study employed a cross-sectional design, and the research instruments were adapted from several prior studies. Employees working for a telecommunications company in Malaysia completed a total of 162 questionnaires online. The research hypotheses were analysed using SPSS Version 26.0. The findings show that although relations with superiors had a significant positive effect on employee satisfaction, learning and development had an even stronger positive effect. On the other hand, wages and welfare did not display a significant effect on employee satisfaction. This study makes a unique contribution to theoretical understanding by investigating these factors in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic as intrinsic and extrinsic components impacting employee satisfaction. Additionally, this research gives corporate organisations vital insights to ensure they can maintain a competitive edge in their industry.

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Making Work Volition to Predict Job Satisfaction of Faculty Members in Higher Educational Institutes

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Faculty's subjective well-being: insights from a Mexican business school

Faculty's subjective well-being: insights from a Mexican business school

Employee Satisfaction in the Telecommunications Industry in Malaysia

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