TITLE:
The Antecedents and Consequences of Job Satisfaction on Teachers’ Job Retention in HEI, Cambodia
AUTHORS:
Heng Ngounhort, Uk Chanveasna, Kim Kirivadid, Sou Veasna
KEYWORDS:
Compensation Systems, Perceived Organizational Support, Job Involvement, Job Satisfaction, Job Retention, Perceived Social Support, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Herzberg’s Theory of Motivation, Cambodia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
August
29,
2024
ABSTRACT: Employee job satisfaction and retention are important in the service industries and highly attract attention from research scholars and business practitioners. To better understand teacher’s job retention, this study applies social exchange theory and motivational theory to explore the key impacts of compensation systems, perceived organizational support, job involvement, and job satisfaction on job retention in HEI contexts in Cambodia. We obtained and analyzed primary survey data from a purposive sample of 329 teachers in HEIs (i.e., private and public universities) for quantitative research. The results of both regression analysis and the SEM indicate that compensation systems, perceived organizational support, job involvement, and job satisfaction all significantly improved employee retention. Interestingly, the SEM revealed that job satisfaction significantly influences a teacher’s job satisfaction, both directly and indirectly. Integrating the conceptual mode of compensation systems, perceived organizational support, job involvement, and job satisfaction may reduce job turnover in this work population. Indeed, in HEI contexts, companies with turnover rates below their educational service average are more likely to enjoy a competitive advantage than those with relatively high rates.