Abstract
Job motivation plays a vital role in determining job satisfaction levels. In the Malaysian Polytechnic context, limited studies have investigated the influence of job motivation on job satisfaction among academic staff. Therefore, this study aims is to examine the influence of job motivation on job satisfaction among polytechnic academic staff. This study employs quantitative research and single-cross sectional study. The data is gathered using the survey method. The result of multiple regression analysis shows that job motivation significantly and positively influences job satisfaction. More specifically, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation show a significant and positive influence on job satisfaction. It implies that improving job motivation in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is critically important to increase job satisfaction among polytechnic academic staff. Therefore, this study will contribute to polytechnic management as an indicator in the decision-making process to achieve the desired goals in the future.
Highlights
Many previous studies have identified that job satisfaction contributes to the organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency
The unit analysis was the academic staff working at the Department of Tourism and Hospitality at four Malaysian polytechnics, which are Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (PTSS), Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah, Politeknik Merlimau Melaka (PMM), and Politeknik METrO Kuantan (PMKu)
The questionnaire was divided into four sections: Section A is on job satisfaction with 18 items adapted from Brayfield and Rothe (1951)
Summary
Many previous studies have identified that job satisfaction contributes to the organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency. In the higher education context, academic staff plays a significant role in a university to achieve the university’s objectives and performance (Yee, 2018). Academic staff determines the students’ success (de Lourdes Machado, Soares, Brites, Ferreira & Gouveia, 2011). Understanding job satisfaction among academic staff is crucial and necessary for the university because it leads to their performance (Yee, 2018). One of the factors determining job satisfaction among academic staff is job motivation. Job motivation is crucial for the academic staff to determine their satisfaction, performance, students’ achievement, and to improve the university’s quality (de Lourdes Machado et al, 2011)
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