Psychosocial Factors and Organisational Culture Influencing Academic Staff Job Satisfaction at University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Abstract

The study examined the influence of psychosocial factors and organisational culture on academic staff job satisfaction at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, using the concurrent triangulation mixed method as a design. A multistage sampling technique involving a combination of purposive and stratified sampling approaches were employed to select 268 academic staff (241 respondents and 27 participants) from a population of 811 academics. Data was gathered through structured questionnaire and an interview guide which were analysed using descriptive statistics and verbatim quotes of participants. Findings revealed that academic rank is not significant in determining academic staff level of job satisfaction. However psychosocial factors and organizational culture variables such as work environment, promotion, role culture, and achievement culture registered significant positive influence on academic staff job satisfaction. It is therefore recommended that management of the University in conjunction with the Counselling Unit ensures that psychosocial interventions such as orientation, information and vocational counselling services are periodically offered to the academic staff to enhance their job satisfaction and consequent boosting of their productivity.