Abstract:
Purpose: The present study examines the relationship between job related dimensions and job satisfaction of teaching staff of B-schools in India using Structure Equation Modeling (LISREL 8.5).Methodology: The study is based on a single cross-sectional survey. In all 310 responses were completed by the teachers of management institutes located in India. A self-administered questionnaire with items related to thestudy dimensions was employed for the study.Originality/Value: The study is unique in the sense that it is among the very few studies conducted in the context of management institutes in India. Improving job satisfaction is one of the most important ways to deal withattrition in organizations. Since there is an acute shortage of teaching staff in management institutes in India, the present study is both relevant and purposeful.Practical Implications: The results provide insights into the dynamics of job satisfaction. The findings also provide inputs to B-schools on how to handle issues related to teachers’ attrition which is a serious problem inIndia.Research limitations: Due to vast geographical expanse of India, the study was concentrated on a limited geographical region and limited sample.Results: The findings of the study indicated that there is a positive relationship among pay satisfaction,satisfaction with supervision, satisfaction with work-schedule flexibility and teachers’ job satisfaction. Promotion opportunities were not found to be an influential factor leading to teachers’ job satisfaction. In most Indian management institutes promotion is normally granted after a certain period of service and is not linked directly with performance as it is in the corporate sector.
Machine summary:
Mohan Sharma 1, 2 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Studies and Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study examines the relationship between job related dimensions and job satisfaction of teaching staff of B-schools in India using Structure Equation Modeling (LISREL 8.
Keywords: Job satisfaction, Structural Equation Modeling, Pay, Promotion, Supervision, Work-schedule INTRODUCTION A high quality teaching staff is the cornerstone of a successful society.
It is also believed that satisfied employees tend to work harder at their jobs in order to achieve organizational objectives (Khilji and Wang, 2007), whereas a decline in teachers’ job satisfaction can lead to increased absenteeism and high levels of claims for stress- related disability (Farber, 1991; Troman and Woods, 2000).
The evidence available from educational systems in developed countries identifies a complex picture in which job satisfaction is closely related to the other key factors of the complexities of work and life in general within a particular social context.
The role played by job satisfaction in the normal working life of management institutes’ teachers in developing countries (such as India) needs to be understood more fully, thus the necessity for such research is evident.
Since increasing job satisfaction is one of the most important ways to reduce attrition, the study aims to explore the relationships between various job related dimensions (satisfaction with pay, promotion opportunities, supervision and work-schedule flexibility) and job satisfaction of teachers.
published researched study specifically on the job satisfaction of teachers of Indian B-schools.