A Study on The Level of Motivation and Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction Among PTSB Lecturers

Abstract

The success of an organisation depends a lot on its employees’ satisfaction in carrying out their roles and duties. Thus, job satisfaction is seen to be a significant predictor of employees’ work-related well-being. Motivation and job satisfaction of employees have been an important research area in recent years. This research paper aims to identify the level of motivation and the factors that encourage work pressure among General Studies Department Lecturers of Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah, Kulim. The objective of this study is to identify the level of motivation, factors that lead to work stress and the most driving factors for work pressure among the respondents. A total of 27 lecturers from the General Studies Department of Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah, Kulim were selected as respondents to this study. It uses quantitative method whereby a questionnaire was used in the data collection process and the results were analysed using “Statistical Package for Social Sciences” (SPSS) version 20.0 software. The analysis was made using descriptive statistical methods in the context of frequency, percentage and mean. Findings from this research show that the level of motivation of lecturers is at a moderate level, while the factors that drive work pressure are less and not critical. As for the factors that most encourage work pressure, it is found the deterioration of work quality as well as fatigue after work hours.