The Relationship between Midlevel Higher Education Administrators’ Job Satisfaction Levels and Their Intent to Leave
Abstract
Higher education midlevel administrators have a high turnover rate. Previous research has established the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to leave in professional organizations including higher education. However, the literature on the relationship between intent to leave and job satisfaction of higher education midlevel administrators is sparse. The purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to examine the relationship of job satisfaction, measured by the Abridged versions of the Job Descriptive Index/Job in General Scale (AJDI/AJIG) of historically black college and university midlevel administrators and their intent to leave. Fifty-three midlevel administrators completed a survey with the AJDI/AJIG scale and a question about their intentions to leave. Pearson’s correlation was used to assess whether the relationship between higher education midlevel administrators’ levels of job satisfaction as measured by the AJDI/AJIG and intent to leave was significant. The findings of the study did not find a significant correlation between higher education midlevel administrators’ intent to leave and the AJDI/AJIG facets: work itself, pay, opportunities for promotion, people, and job in general. The results of the study did find a significant correlation between the AJDI facet: supervision and intent to leave.
Subject Area
Educational leadership|Higher Education Administration
Recommended Citation
Jamila D Martin,
"The Relationship between Midlevel Higher Education Administrators’ Job Satisfaction Levels and Their Intent to Leave"
(2021).
ETD Collection for Tennessee State University.
Paper AAI28414764.
https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/dissertations/AAI28414764