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Job satisfaction of academic professionals: a comparative study between the public and the private universities in Bangladesh
Job satisfaction of academic professionals: a comparative study between the public and the private universities in Bangladesh

Author(s): Balasundaram Nimalathasan
Subject(s): Higher Education , Organizational Psychology, Management and complex organizations, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Job satisfaction; Academic Professional; Public and Private Universities;

Summary/Abstract: Job satisfaction has been widely researched in the field of human resource management and organizational behavior. It is defined as an individual’s general attitude regarding his or her job. The study aimed at exploring the difference between academic professional of public and private universities in Bangladesh with respect to overall job satisfaction. It is found that academic professional of the public universities in Bangladesh are more satisfied with their jobs than those of the private universities. The study also offered some policy implications for improving the job satisfaction of academic professionals and other employees of universities in Bangladesh and other similar countries.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 130-134
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English