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WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION OF ACADEMICIANS A CROSSSECTIONAL ANALYSIS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).28      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).28      Published : Jun 2

Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Abstract

    The prime objective of this study was to determine the effect of the workplace environment on the job satisfaction of teaching faculty. This study was quantitative and based on a cross-sectional research design. In this study,the workplace environment was used as an independent variable, while the job satisfaction of the teachers was treated as the dependent variable. The population of the study was public secondary school teachers in Punjab. At the same time, 304 respondents were selected as a sample through a simple random sampling technique. The data was collected by research tool through a survey method. The findings of the study show that there was a positive and significant correlation between workplace Environment with job satisfaction.Moreover, there was a positive and moderate effect of workplace environment on job satisfaction of secondary school teachers. The study is beneficial to uplift secondary education through innovative strategies.

    Workplace Environment, Job Satisfaction, Academicians

    (1) Muhammad Hamad Sarwar
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Education, Leadership & Management Superior University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tariq Mahmood Khan
    Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Naveed Jabbar
    Head of the Department of Education, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

APA

    APA : Sarwar, M. H., Khan, T. M., & Jabbar, M. N. (2022). Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(II), 265-284. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).28

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Sarwar, Muhammad Hamad, Tariq Mahmood Khan, and Muhammad Naveed Jabbar. 2022. "Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II): 265-284 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).28

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SARWAR, M. H., KHAN, T. M. & JABBAR, M. N. 2022. Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 265-284.

MHRA

    MHRA : Sarwar, Muhammad Hamad, Tariq Mahmood Khan, and Muhammad Naveed Jabbar. 2022. "Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 265-284

MLA

    MLA : Sarwar, Muhammad Hamad, Tariq Mahmood Khan, and Muhammad Naveed Jabbar. "Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.II (2022): 265-284 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Sarwar, Muhammad Hamad, Khan, Tariq Mahmood, and Jabbar, Muhammad Naveed (2022), "Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II), 265-284

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Sarwar, Muhammad Hamad, Tariq Mahmood Khan, and Muhammad Naveed Jabbar. "Workplace Environment and Job Satisfaction of Academicians; A Cross-Sectional Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. II (2022): 265-284. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).28