The Impact of Income on academic staff Job Satisfaction at Public research Universities, Malaysia

Abstract: The  presence  of  job  satisfaction  as  a  vital  factor  amongst  academic  staff  in  university  is  too considerable.  Furthermore,  recognizing  principal  factors  that  influence  on  job  satisfaction  assumed much  significant, because of these factors appear various normal  and abnormal behavior at workplace. In this case, the present study focused on income as external factor that impacts on job satisfaction and examines  the  association  between  these  two  factors  among  academic  staffs  at  public  universities  in Malaysia.  The  sample  of  the  study  was  440  academic  staff  that  worked  in  public  universities  and completed  the  job  descriptive  index  inventory.  Additionally,  the  result  showed  there  is  significant relationship  between  income  and  the  amount  of  job  satisfaction  that  analyzed  by  ANOVA  test.  As well, the existing paper supports the effect of income on job satisfaction among academic staff.
Key word: Income, job satisfaction, and university academic staff
Author: Aida Mehrad
Journal Code: jppsikologisosialgg140003

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