Key Determinants of Job Satisfaction in Higher Education

Job satisfaction is an extremely useful measurement for management and an employee's level of job satisfaction is one of the most important indicators that may help a manager solve specific employment issues. Recognizing the employee´s level or extent of job satisfaction gives employers a chance to predict and eliminate such difficulties as low productivity, work inefficiency, an employee's high rate of absenteeism, decision to resign or to retire early, or employee´s mental and physical exhaustion (burnout syndrome). The aim of the study is to highlight the significance of job satisfaction in general, and subsequently to focus on university teachers and researchers taking into account the fact that identifying job satisfaction in an academic environment is supposed to consider the unique aspects of academic work. The findings are expected to help higher education institutions to foster more positive and productive academic environment.