Cover Image

Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting

Supervision role is believed to have a significant impact on subordinates'job satisfaction. In this sense, the study is aimed to investigate the satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university. The research took the form of semi-structured interviews an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Khairunneezam Mohd Noor, Adanan Mat Junoh, Muhammad Hashim, Mahazan Abdul Mutalib
Other Authors: Faculty of Leadership and Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2016
Subjects:
Job satisfiction > Malaysia
Supervisors > Malaysia
Leadership > Malaysia
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9923
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.usim-9923
record_format dspace
spelling my.usim-99232017-03-16T02:14:38Z Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting Khairunneezam Mohd Noor Adanan Mat Junoh Muhammad Hashim Mahazan Abdul Mutalib Faculty of Leadership and Management Job satisfiction--Malaysia Supervisors--Malaysia Leadership--Malaysia Supervision role is believed to have a significant impact on subordinates'job satisfaction. In this sense, the study is aimed to investigate the satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university. The research took the form of semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews with seventeen interviewees comprised of sixteen academics from three public universities and a former Minister of Higher Education Ministry of Malaysia. The results indicated that there were mixed responses given by all the interview respondents in regards to their satisfaction with supervision. Some issues that instigated dissatisfaction such as fairness and consideration practised by management people, management strategy and leadership, and lack of consultation, freedom and authority were discussed. The implications of the finding for management- particularly those in public higher education institutions are discussed. 2016-01-12T03:45:49Z 2016-01-12T03:45:49Z 2013 Article 22320431 http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9923 en Vol.3, 2013; Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
institution Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
building USIM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universit Sains Islam i Malaysia
content_source USIM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://ddms.usim.edu.my/
language English
topic Job satisfiction--Malaysia
Supervisors--Malaysia
Leadership--Malaysia
spellingShingle Job satisfiction--Malaysia
Supervisors--Malaysia
Leadership--Malaysia
Khairunneezam Mohd Noor
Adanan Mat Junoh
Muhammad Hashim
Mahazan Abdul Mutalib
Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
description Supervision role is believed to have a significant impact on subordinates'job satisfaction. In this sense, the study is aimed to investigate the satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university. The research took the form of semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews with seventeen interviewees comprised of sixteen academics from three public universities and a former Minister of Higher Education Ministry of Malaysia. The results indicated that there were mixed responses given by all the interview respondents in regards to their satisfaction with supervision. Some issues that instigated dissatisfaction such as fairness and consideration practised by management people, management strategy and leadership, and lack of consultation, freedom and authority were discussed. The implications of the finding for management- particularly those in public higher education institutions are discussed.
author2 Faculty of Leadership and Management
author_facet Faculty of Leadership and Management
Khairunneezam Mohd Noor
Adanan Mat Junoh
Muhammad Hashim
Mahazan Abdul Mutalib
format Article
author Khairunneezam Mohd Noor
Adanan Mat Junoh
Muhammad Hashim
Mahazan Abdul Mutalib
author_sort Khairunneezam Mohd Noor
title Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
title_short Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
title_full Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
title_fullStr Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
title_full_unstemmed Am I happy with my bosses? A study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
title_sort am i happy with my bosses? a study on satisfaction of academics with the role of supervision of their leaders in the university setting
publisher Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9923
_version_ 1645152730184941568
score 13.211869

Similar Items