Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study
Background: Job satisfaction is a major determinant of job performance, manpower retention and employee well-being. Objectives: To explore the state of job satisfaction among the academic staff of King Faisal University - Dammam (KFU-D), and detect the areas and groups at a higher risk of being di...
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| description | Background: Job satisfaction is a major determinant of job performance, manpower retention and employee well-being.
Objectives: To explore the state of job satisfaction among the academic staff of King Faisal University - Dammam (KFU-D), and detect the areas and groups at a higher risk of being dissatisfied.
Method: A fully-structured 5-option Likert-type Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) composed of an evaluative item and eleven domains making a total of 46 items was used. It was distributed by internal mail to all the 340 academic staff, 248 of whom returned completed questionnaires (response rate = 72.9 %).
Findings: The overall mean Job Satisfaction Rate (JSR) was 73.6 %. The highest JSR′s were found in three domains ("Supervision", "Responsibility", and "Interpersonal Relationships"), and the lowest in four others ("Salary", "My Work Itself", "Working Conditions", and "Advancement"). The JSR was significantly lower among Saudi nationals, females, those below age 40, those from clinical medical and Dentistry departments. Multiple Regression identified six independent variables which conjointly explained 25 % of the variance in job satisfaction (p < 0.0001). These were: being an expatriate, above the age of 50, serving the university for less than one or more than ten years, and, not from a clinical department of Medicine or Dentistry.
Conclusions : Most staff were satisfied with many aspects of their jobs, but there was significant dissatisfaction with several job-related aspects and demographic features. Appropriate interventions are indicated. Further studies are needed to confirm the present findings and to monitor future trends. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e364aa61369d41c4bc63cdf9b882d3972022-12-22T01:49:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family and Community Medicine2230-82292229-340X2009-01-0116397103Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative studyAbdullah M Al-RubaishSheikh Idris A RahimMahdi S AbumadiniLade WosornuBackground: Job satisfaction is a major determinant of job performance, manpower retention and employee well-being. Objectives: To explore the state of job satisfaction among the academic staff of King Faisal University - Dammam (KFU-D), and detect the areas and groups at a higher risk of being dissatisfied. Method: A fully-structured 5-option Likert-type Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) composed of an evaluative item and eleven domains making a total of 46 items was used. It was distributed by internal mail to all the 340 academic staff, 248 of whom returned completed questionnaires (response rate = 72.9 %). Findings: The overall mean Job Satisfaction Rate (JSR) was 73.6 %. The highest JSR′s were found in three domains ("Supervision", "Responsibility", and "Interpersonal Relationships"), and the lowest in four others ("Salary", "My Work Itself", "Working Conditions", and "Advancement"). The JSR was significantly lower among Saudi nationals, females, those below age 40, those from clinical medical and Dentistry departments. Multiple Regression identified six independent variables which conjointly explained 25 % of the variance in job satisfaction (p < 0.0001). These were: being an expatriate, above the age of 50, serving the university for less than one or more than ten years, and, not from a clinical department of Medicine or Dentistry. Conclusions : Most staff were satisfied with many aspects of their jobs, but there was significant dissatisfaction with several job-related aspects and demographic features. Appropriate interventions are indicated. Further studies are needed to confirm the present findings and to monitor future trends.http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2009;volume=16;issue=3;spage=97;epage=103;aulast=Al-RubaishJob satisfactionAcademic staffJob performanceUniversity educationSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah M Al-Rubaish Sheikh Idris A Rahim Mahdi S Abumadini Lade Wosornu Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study Journal of Family and Community Medicine Job satisfaction Academic staff Job performance University education Saudi Arabia |
| title | Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study |
| title_full | Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study |
| title_fullStr | Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study |
| title_short | Job satisfaction among the academic staff of a Saudi University: An evaluative study |
| title_sort | job satisfaction among the academic staff of a saudi university an evaluative study |
| topic | Job satisfaction Academic staff Job performance University education Saudi Arabia |
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