SGI-JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES (SGI-JSSH)
A COMPARISON OF JOB SATISFACTION LEVEL BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE FACULTY AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY
E-ISSN: 9552-2692
P-ISSN: 2395-6590
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/432
Job satisfaction is an elusive and complex concept that has been a subject of intense research since the emergence of organizational studies. Little is known about faculty job satisfaction in higher education as well as in the developing countries like Vietnam. The purpose of this study was to ascertain job satisfaction level of academic members in Vietnamese universities. The study used a questionnaire to survey with 200 academic members from five member colleges of Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City was selected as a statistical sample. The findings of study showed that most academic members of Vietnamese universities were satisfied with their job. Male faculty members were more satisfied than their counterparts. Academic members were generally satisfied with teaching support equipment, working insurance, teacher promotion, gender equality, in-service teaching training, in-service research training, work autonomy,
colleague academic interaction, colleague social relationship, teaching load, research pressure, development aim of school, leadership style, campus landscape, and administration efficiency. Recommendations on the study’s finding to the university management and policy makers are discussed to enhance the faculty job satisfaction.
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