An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach
This study aims to investigate the factors influencing job satisfaction among university teachers, considering various complex constructs such as salary and financial benefits, career growth and opportunities, relationships with colleagues, recognition, working environment, and leadership. Utilizing...
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| description | This study aims to investigate the factors influencing job satisfaction among university teachers, considering various complex constructs such as salary and financial benefits, career growth and opportunities, relationships with colleagues, recognition, working environment, and leadership. Utilizing a quantitative cross-sectional research design, the present study was conducted in Bangladesh between August and December 2022. Encompassing 7 public universities and 12 private universities, the research purposively sampled 95 participants, adhering to a systematic and comprehensive approach to data collection. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The empirical findings of the study revealed that career growth and opportunities (β = 0.225, t = 2.023, p < 0.10), leadership (β = 0.262, t = 1.757, p < 0.10), and relationships with colleagues (β = 0.166, t = 1.519, p < 0.10) had a significant positive impact on university teachers' job satisfaction. On the other hand, salary and financial benefits (β = 0.082, t = 0.823, p > 0.10), recognition (β = 0.02, t = 0.208, p > 0.10), and working environment (β = 0.14, t = 1.057, p > 0.10) had a positive but less significant impact on job satisfaction among university teachers. The overall findings provide valuable insights that can assist policymakers and stakeholders in implementing synchronized strategies to enhance job satisfaction among university teachers, ultimately leading to improved university teachers’ job performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee6a50e91315439c87e2b14f6c6e1dfe2025-02-02T05:28:04ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01112e41740An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approachMd Abdul Hye Zebon0Abdus Sattar1Md Sazzadur Ahamed2Department of Software Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, BangladeshThis study aims to investigate the factors influencing job satisfaction among university teachers, considering various complex constructs such as salary and financial benefits, career growth and opportunities, relationships with colleagues, recognition, working environment, and leadership. Utilizing a quantitative cross-sectional research design, the present study was conducted in Bangladesh between August and December 2022. Encompassing 7 public universities and 12 private universities, the research purposively sampled 95 participants, adhering to a systematic and comprehensive approach to data collection. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The empirical findings of the study revealed that career growth and opportunities (β = 0.225, t = 2.023, p < 0.10), leadership (β = 0.262, t = 1.757, p < 0.10), and relationships with colleagues (β = 0.166, t = 1.519, p < 0.10) had a significant positive impact on university teachers' job satisfaction. On the other hand, salary and financial benefits (β = 0.082, t = 0.823, p > 0.10), recognition (β = 0.02, t = 0.208, p > 0.10), and working environment (β = 0.14, t = 1.057, p > 0.10) had a positive but less significant impact on job satisfaction among university teachers. The overall findings provide valuable insights that can assist policymakers and stakeholders in implementing synchronized strategies to enhance job satisfaction among university teachers, ultimately leading to improved university teachers’ job performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025001203Salary and financial benefitsCareer growth and opportunityWorking environmentRelationship with colleaguesLeadershipRecognition |
| spellingShingle | Md Abdul Hye Zebon Abdus Sattar Md Sazzadur Ahamed An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach Heliyon Salary and financial benefits Career growth and opportunity Working environment Relationship with colleagues Leadership Recognition |
| title | An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach |
| title_full | An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach |
| title_fullStr | An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach |
| title_short | An empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers’ job satisfaction in Bangladesh: A structural equation modeling approach |
| title_sort | empirical study of exploring the predictors of university teachers job satisfaction in bangladesh a structural equation modeling approach |
| topic | Salary and financial benefits Career growth and opportunity Working environment Relationship with colleagues Leadership Recognition |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025001203 |
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