Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment of University Teachers in Public Sector of Pakistan
By Muhammad Ehsan Malik, Samina Nawab, Basharat Naeem, R. Danish. 2010
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Study Objectives: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of teachers’ satisfaction with job dimensions on perceived organizational commitment in public sector universities of Pakistan. In addition, the study aimed at exploring to what extent these teachers are committed to their universities and satisfied with different dimensions to their job. Research Design/Methodology: A survey-based descriptive research design was used. The study was carried on teaching faculty working in two public sector universities of Pakistan. About 650 survey questionnaires were distributed in October, 2009 by employing diverse modes of communication such as email, in person and post. Multiple follow ups yielded 331 statistically usable questionnaires. Stepwise regression analysis and one sample t-tests were used to confirming the research hypotheses. Results: The findings of the study indicated that the satisfaction with work-itself, quality of supervision and pay satisfaction had significant positive influence on organizational commitment of faculty members. They had high degree of organizational commitment and satisfaction with work-itself, supervision, salary, coworkers and opportunities for promotion. Research limitations/implications: The focus of the study was teachers working at public sectors universities in Pakistan only. Self-reported measures were used to measure job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Since respondents were from two public sector universities only so the findings cannot be generalized to faculty members of public sector universities in Pakistan. Practical implications: Considering the importance of university teachers’ organizational commitment and their effects on effectiveness of the universities, policy makers and academic administrators should take necessary
Subfields: Human Factors and Ergonomics, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management
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- The Impact of Ethical Behavior and Facets of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment of Chinese Employees (2011, background): “organizational commitment have also been done in Singapore (Koh and Boo 2004), Turkey (Cetin 2006), Pakistan (Malik et al. 2010), and Oman (Azeem 2010).”