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Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effect of management and decision‐making styles on the job satisfaction of academic staff in a Malaysian Research University. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consisted of 218 respondents. The instruments used in the study were the T...

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Main Authors: Amzat, Ismail Hussein, Idris, Abdul Rahman
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Language:English
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Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012
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LB2801 School administration and organization
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spelling my.iium.irep.635762019-03-04T05:28:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63576/ Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university Amzat, Ismail Hussein Idris, Abdul Rahman LB2801 School administration and organization Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effect of management and decision‐making styles on the job satisfaction of academic staff in a Malaysian Research University. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consisted of 218 respondents. The instruments used in the study were the Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Decision Style Inventory. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to determine the influence of decision‐making style and management style on the job satisfaction. Findings – The findings showed that the research university had adopted an analytical decision‐making style. The hygiene factors were the predictors of job satisfaction as perceived by the academic staff at the research university in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications – This research selected a top Malaysian research university and small samples were selected from the whole population under consideration, thus, the findings can be generalized as similar to other research universities. In addition, the university management determines the decision‐making style, and the job satisfaction of the academic staff is affected by the decision‐making style of the university. Originality/value – A contribution is made to the literature as the research reinforces the view that the management style and decision‐making style can predict or affect the job satisfaction of the academic staff. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012-09-14 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63576/1/63576_Structural%20equation%20models%20of%20management.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63576/2/63576_Structural%20equation%20models%20of%20management_SCOPUS.pdf Amzat, Ismail Hussein and Idris, Abdul Rahman (2012) Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university. International Journal of Educational Management, 26 (7). pp. 616-645. ISSN 0951-354X https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/09513541211263700 10.1108/09513541211263700
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Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Idris, Abdul Rahman
Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effect of management and decision‐making styles on the job satisfaction of academic staff in a Malaysian Research University. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consisted of 218 respondents. The instruments used in the study were the Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Decision Style Inventory. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to determine the influence of decision‐making style and management style on the job satisfaction. Findings – The findings showed that the research university had adopted an analytical decision‐making style. The hygiene factors were the predictors of job satisfaction as perceived by the academic staff at the research university in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications – This research selected a top Malaysian research university and small samples were selected from the whole population under consideration, thus, the findings can be generalized as similar to other research universities. In addition, the university management determines the decision‐making style, and the job satisfaction of the academic staff is affected by the decision‐making style of the university. Originality/value – A contribution is made to the literature as the research reinforces the view that the management style and decision‐making style can predict or affect the job satisfaction of the academic staff.
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author Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Idris, Abdul Rahman
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Idris, Abdul Rahman
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title Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
title_short Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
title_full Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
title_fullStr Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
title_full_unstemmed Structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in Malaysian research university
title_sort structural equation models of management and decision‐making styles with job satisfaction of academic staff in malaysian research university
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/63576/1/63576_Structural%20equation%20models%20of%20management.pdf
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