Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Academics at an Iranian University

Zarafshani, Kiumars; Alibaygi, Amirhossein

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“…The respondents seem, however, to be highly satisfied with the social service and social status, independence, achievement and activity aspects of their jobs. This result is generally in line with Zarafshani and Alibaygi (2008), Eyupoglu andSaner (2009) andToker (2011) who found academicians are satisfied with the social service aspect of job satisfaction. However, the respondents to the current study expressed moderate satisfaction with compensation, supervision, co-workers, authority and variety.…”

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“…They also found cataloger librarians are satisfied with the benefits package, relationships with coworkers, and opportunities to learn new skills. Leysen Zarafshani and Alibaygi (2008) used modified version of the MSQ to examine job satisfaction among academic staff of Razi University in Iran. They found faculties are satisfied with their jobs in general.…”

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Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait

Al-Mutairi¹,

Naser²,

Al-Enezi³

2017

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The purpose of this study is to examine the overall level of job satisfaction of the academicians who work for business colleges operating in Kuwait and to identify whether demographics affect the level of job satisfaction. During the period between December 2016 and March 2017, a short-form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was distributed to 240 academicians working for eight Kuwaiti business colleges including: Arab Open University (AOU), American University of Kuwait (AUK), Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Box Hill College (BHC), Kuwait University (KU) and the American University in Middle East (AUME). A total of 141questionnaires were returned; resulting in 59% usable response rate. The study showed that academicians in business colleges operating in Kuwait are relatively job satisfied and their characteristics impact the level of their satisfaction. However, the most significant characteristics that affect the level of their job satisfaction were income, nationality and gender. The outcome of this study can be used by policy makers to develop recruitment and promotion policies. This would assist in achieving high levels of job satisfaction and will have positive effect on the academic process and the higher education system at large. This is the first study that used MSQ to explore job satisfaction among academicians who work for eight business colleges in Kuwait. The outcome of the study is expected to help decision makers in enhancing the level of the academicians' job satisfaction.

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Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait

Al-Mutairi¹,

Naser²,

Al-Enezi³

2017

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“…Another study of faculty identified security, new experiences, and independence as significant to JS (Sharma & Jyoti, 2009). In a more restricted setting, faculty at Razi University in Iran were most satisfied with intrinsic aspects of their work such as social service activity, and ability utilization, and less satisfied with extrinsic aspects of work, such as security, university policies, and compensation (Zarafshani & Hossein, 2009). These are specifics that may or may not be relevant for other lines of work.…”

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The Effects of Consumption and Work Satisfaction on the Life of Professionals: The Case of University Professors

Hampton¹,

Peterson²,

Wolf³

2013

IJMS

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This paper examines the association among consumer well-being, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction for college professors. The joint relationship among this particular assortment of variables has not been reported upon in the literature to date, and is subjected to examination here. Various theoretical and practical constructs are set forth, and several hypotheses are advanced. The hypotheses are tested through an assessment of data emanating from a survey of college professors at a South Western university. Various implications of the findings are outlined.

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Exploring working conditions as determinants of job satisfaction: an empirical test among Catalonia service workers

Marín-García

Bonavía

Losilla

2011

The Service Industries Journal

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Job satisfaction is particularly important in the service industry since it involves direct contact with customers and thus has a direct influence on company performance. We analyzed the impact of ten working conditions on job satisfaction by means of structural equation modelling in a representative stratified random sample of 1553 service sector employees in Catalonia (Spain). We found significant effects in social aspects (recognition of a job well done and social support), followed by psychologica l loads (emotional demands and job insecurity) and by task contents (development & meaning and predictability). These variables explained 50% of the variance in job satisfaction.

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Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Academics at an Iranian University

Cited by 4 publications

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Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait

Job Satisfaction among Academicians at Business Colleges Operating in Kuwait

The Effects of Consumption and Work Satisfaction on the Life of Professionals: The Case of University Professors

Exploring working conditions as determinants of job satisfaction: an empirical test among Catalonia service workers

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