Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria

The study seeks to examine the relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction among the lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau (BASUG), Nigeria.This Study uses intrinsic factors as independent variables, whereas job satisfaction as a dependent variable is based on the theoretical fr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hassan, Abubakar Idris, Romle, Abd Rahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ISLAMIC WORLD Network for Environmental Science and Technology (IWNEST Publisher) 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14309/1/87-91.pdf
_version_ 1825803338118070272
author Hassan, Abubakar Idris
Romle, Abd Rahim
author_facet Hassan, Abubakar Idris
Romle, Abd Rahim
author_sort Hassan, Abubakar Idris
collection UUM
description The study seeks to examine the relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction among the lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau (BASUG), Nigeria.This Study uses intrinsic factors as independent variables, whereas job satisfaction as a dependent variable is based on the theoretical framework of „two factor theory‟ of Fredrick Herzberg (1959).The study employs close-ended questions adapted and adopted from the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and interviews were also conducted to compliment the result of the survey questions in measuring the relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction among 148 academic staff of BASUG that had participated in the study. Accordingly, descriptive statistic was used in testing the data collected.The findings reveal that there is a positive and significant relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction where, specifically, „responsibility‟, „work itself‟ are positively related to job satisfaction and interview responses found that staff training and library needs to be upgraded and improved in order to increase the level of job satisfaction of lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria.
first_indexed 2024-07-04T05:55:20Z
format Article
id uum-14309
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
language English
last_indexed 2024-07-04T05:55:20Z
publishDate 2015
publisher ISLAMIC WORLD Network for Environmental Science and Technology (IWNEST Publisher)
record_format eprints
spelling uum-143092015-05-21T07:39:59Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14309/ Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria Hassan, Abubakar Idris Romle, Abd Rahim BF Psychology The study seeks to examine the relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction among the lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau (BASUG), Nigeria.This Study uses intrinsic factors as independent variables, whereas job satisfaction as a dependent variable is based on the theoretical framework of „two factor theory‟ of Fredrick Herzberg (1959).The study employs close-ended questions adapted and adopted from the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and interviews were also conducted to compliment the result of the survey questions in measuring the relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction among 148 academic staff of BASUG that had participated in the study. Accordingly, descriptive statistic was used in testing the data collected.The findings reveal that there is a positive and significant relationship between intrinsic factors and job satisfaction where, specifically, „responsibility‟, „work itself‟ are positively related to job satisfaction and interview responses found that staff training and library needs to be upgraded and improved in order to increase the level of job satisfaction of lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria. ISLAMIC WORLD Network for Environmental Science and Technology (IWNEST Publisher) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14309/1/87-91.pdf Hassan, Abubakar Idris and Romle, Abd Rahim (2015) Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria. International Journal of Administration and Governance, 1 (4). pp. 87-91. ISSN 2077-4486 http://www.iwnest.com/AACE/
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Hassan, Abubakar Idris
Romle, Abd Rahim
Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title_full Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title_fullStr Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title_short Intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
title_sort intrinsic factors of job satisfaction among lecturers of bauchi state university gadau nigeria
topic BF Psychology
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14309/1/87-91.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT hassanabubakaridris intrinsicfactorsofjobsatisfactionamonglecturersofbauchistateuniversitygadaunigeria
AT romleabdrahim intrinsicfactorsofjobsatisfactionamonglecturersofbauchistateuniversitygadaunigeria