Job embeddedness, job satisfaction, organisational commitment and academic staff retention in hard and soft academic disciplines in Tanzania’s universities
| dc.contributor.author | John, Silver | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-11T10:19:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-05-11T10:19:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Available in printed form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF LB2335.35.T34J543) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the relationship between job embeddedness, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and academic staff retention in Tanzania’s universities. It specifically determined the appropriate job embeddedness model;examined the relationship between job embeddedness and academic staff retention, and moderating effect of academic discipline; and job embeddedness as a mediator of relationships between job satisfaction and retention, as well as affective commitment and retention. A survey was conducted using a sampleof 314 academic staff (210 male and 104 female) from five universities in Tanzania and data were analysed using SEM and AMOS. The results revealed that job embeddedness in the context of this study is a four factor model. As expected, more embedded academic staff members were more likely to stay in their universities and the relationship was stronger in soft than in hard academic discipline groups. Interestingly, academic staff members in hard academic disciplines that were more embedded in their community were less likely to stay with their universities. The results also revealed that higher perception of job embeddedness (organisation fit and sacrifice) increased the intention to stay among academic staff that are satisfied with their jobs, but had no effect on those who are committed to work.The results of this study point to the need for both the policy makers and practicing managers interested with academic staff retention to, first, integrate attitudinal and non-attitudinal interventions in their retention policies and strategies and, second, formulate and implement policies that accommodate behavioural differences of staff in different academic disciplines. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | John, S (2018) Job embeddedness, job satisfaction, organisational commitment and academic staff retention in hard and soft academic disciplines in Tanzania’s universities.Doctoral dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10816 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | University and colleges- curricular | en_US |
| dc.subject | College teachers- workhard | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic displines | en_US |
| dc.subject | Job satisfaction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Employee | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Job embeddedness, job satisfaction, organisational commitment and academic staff retention in hard and soft academic disciplines in Tanzania’s universities | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |