The impact of role conflict, role ambiguity, and organizational climate on the job satisfaction of academic staff in research-intensive universities in the UK
The impact of role conflict, role ambiguity, and organizational climate on the job satisfaction of academic staff in research-intensive universities in the UK
This study focuses on academics in research-intensive universities in the UK and explores their perceptions of organizational climate, role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction. The findings suggest that the universities have multiple organizational climates. Three organizational climate types – the Clan, the Hierarchy and the Adhocracy – were associated with lower levels of role stress. However, the Market climate was associated with higher levels of role conflict. Only the Clan-type climate was directly related to high levels of job satisfaction. It appears that despite the changes in the styles of management in universities, the collegial/Clan climate is still a very important contributor to the satisfaction of academic staff.
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Schulz, John
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28 April 2013
Schulz, John
a587472f-dde4-42fb-bc32-08d208d7fdf7
Schulz, John
(2013)
The impact of role conflict, role ambiguity, and organizational climate on the job satisfaction of academic staff in research-intensive universities in the UK.
Higher Education Research & Development, 32 (3), .
(doi:10.1080/07294360.2012.680209).
Abstract
This study focuses on academics in research-intensive universities in the UK and explores their perceptions of organizational climate, role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction. The findings suggest that the universities have multiple organizational climates. Three organizational climate types – the Clan, the Hierarchy and the Adhocracy – were associated with lower levels of role stress. However, the Market climate was associated with higher levels of role conflict. Only the Clan-type climate was directly related to high levels of job satisfaction. It appears that despite the changes in the styles of management in universities, the collegial/Clan climate is still a very important contributor to the satisfaction of academic staff.
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Published date: 28 April 2013
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/347589
ISSN: 0729-4360
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