ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS AT A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

ThesisThe main purpose of the study was to determine perceptions of organisational culture and their resultant impact on job satisfaction among academic professionals at a University of Technology in the Free State Province, South Africa. The study hypothesised that academic professionals had negative perceptions regarding the organisational culture, that they were not satisfied with their job, that there was no correlation between components of organisational culture and job satisfaction, and finally, that there was no correlation between specific components of organisational culture and specific components of job satisfaction. Participants in the study were full-time academic professionals (n =135). The Organisational Culture Profile (OCP) questionnaire was used to collect data on perceptions of organisational culture, while the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) was used to collect data on job satisfaction. The results showed that academic professionals had positive perceptions of the organisational culture within the institution. In terms of job satisfaction, academic professionals were satisfied with co-worker relations, supervision support, the work itself, and they were moderately satisfied with the advancement opportunities that were available. Academic professionals were, however, dissatisfied with the salaries they were receiving. A significant correlation between overall organisational culture and job satisfaction was found, as well as between organisational culture components (attention to details, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness, and stability) and job satisfaction components (the work itself, advancement opportunities, and co-worker relations)

Organizational culture and job satisfaction among academic professionals at a South African university of technology

The South African higher education sector introduced structural changes, which resulted in the creation of universities of technology, (hereafter referred to as UoTs). There, however, has the not been any known studies that investigated organizational culture and job satisfaction among academic professionals at these new types of institutions in the country. This study’s main objective was to determine perceptions of organizational culture and their impact on job satisfaction among academic professionals at a University of Technology in the Free State Province, South Africa. The study’s respondents had positive perceptions of the organizational culture with academic professionals showing satisfaction with co-worker relations, supervision support and the work itself, as well as moderate satisfaction with the available advancement opportunities. Academic professionals were, however, dissatisfied with the salaries they were receiving. A significant correlation between overall organizational culture and job satisfaction was found