Nature of Work Satisfaction: The Differences in Gender, Age, Tenure and Management Position Among Academics in Malaysian Universities

Abstract

Job satisfaction is one of the key attitudes in reflecting the behaviour of workers at the workplace. It is constituted by many predictors including nature of work. This article analysed academics in higher education institutions satisfaction on nature of work and its differences based on demographic backgrounds. Using a simple random sampling technique, the researchers drew a sample of 1078 academics from three universities participating public universities in Malaysia. The findings indicated high level of satisfaction with nature of work among academics and there are differences of satisfaction level based on academics’ age, gender, tenure and management position. The variability of the current study’s findings with the past studies and job satisfaction theories, together with the implications of nature of work satisfaction among academics in higher education institutions are discussed.