AN ANALYSIS OF INTRINSIC FACTORS AND ITS IMPACT ON JOB SATISFACTION: A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ACADEMIC STAFF OF SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (SLIATE)

Job satisfaction and motivation are very essential to the continuing growth of educational systems around the world. Academic staff is the key stakeholder in SLIATE and their job satisfaction is very important to produce quality students. This study was conducted to know the impact of intrinsic factors on job satisfaction of academic staff in SLIATE. Job satisfaction was considered as the dependent variable, and work itself, achievement, recognition, responsibility, and advancement was considered as the independent variables. The data was collected through questionnaire. 75 academic staffs were randomly selected for this study. The standard questionnaire was used with five point likert scales as the scaling method. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 16. The descriptive statistics such as mean score and standard deviation were used for univariate analysis. And correlation coefficient and regression were used for bivariate analysis. The result revealed that recognition, work itself, achievement, and responsibility are highly correlated significantly with job satisfaction of academic staff of SLIATE. The multiple regression analysis indicates that the variable can be explained by 54% of job satisfaction of academic staff. Findings on this study could enable the organizations to make suitable motivation policy to reach the organizational objectives.