JOB SATISFACTION

This study on emotional exhaustion, Job Satisfaction and Organizational commitment among academic staff in university of Benin, aimed to ascertain the relationship between emotional exhaustion and Job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion and organizational commitment and determine the moderation of job satisfaction on emotional exhaustion and organizational commitment. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all the academic staff in University of Benin. The simple random sampling technique was employed to select 100 academic staff to represent all the academic staff in University of Benin. The data was collected using a research questionnaire developed by the researcher, the questionnaire was distributed to the staff and retrieved, the data collected was computed into SPSS and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that emotional exhaustion did not have a substantial effect on job satisfaction among academic staff at the University of Benin. Regression analysis indicated a negligible relationship, with emotional exhaustion explaining minimal variance in job satisfaction. Emotional exhaustion was found to be significantly related to organizational commitment and Emotional Exhaustion has a negligible and statistically insignificant impact on Job Satisfaction based on their organizational commitment. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that; academic institutions should implement support mechanisms to help academic staff manage and cope with emotional exhaustion. This could include counseling services, stress management workshops, and initiatives promoting work-life balance. Creating a positive work environment that fosters a sense of community, recognition, and support can help mitigate emotional exhaustion and enhance organizational commitment among academic staff.

The study investigated teachers’ motivation and job satisfaction in senior secondary schools in Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, four research questions were raised and answered. The population of this study comprised all the 178 teachers in the 12 public senior secondary schools in Ehime- Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The sample size for the study was made up of 120 teachers. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The descriptive survey research design was adopted in carrying out the study. An analysis of data was done using mean score and standard deviation. The findings from the study include that there is high level of motivation and job satisfaction among senior secondary school teachers in Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. It was concluded that that there is a significant impact of teachers’ motivation on their job satisfaction in senior secondary schools in Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.

The study examined workplace humor and employee job satisfaction among academic staff of the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. The study specifically sought to ascertain the extent to which workplace humor impacts on the level of job satisfaction among employees. The study adopted a survey research design with questionnaire as the research instrument tailored towards the study objectives. The study sampled 257 respondents randomly drawn from a population of 1,896 academic staff of the University of Benin. Data gathered for the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the linear regression model to ascertain the causal relationship between the variable via SPSS 28.0. Findings obtained from the analysis showed among other things, a low level of workplace humor, and a low level of job satisfaction among the respondents. The regression analysis showed a lack of significant relationship between workplace humor and job satisfaction among the staff. Hence, the study concluded that workplace humor, though vital in maintaining social relations among employees; is majorly focused on the informal aspects of work which do not impact on employees satisfaction, performance or productivity.

The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of work-life, work-life balance and job satisfaction among university workers in the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The specific objective of the study is to examine the quality of worklife of university workers, to ascertain university workers perception of work-life balance and to find out the level of job satisfaction among university workers in the University of Benin, Benin-city, Edo state, Nigeria. The study adopts a survey research instrument through the administration of questionnaires to three hundred and forty (340) members of staff of the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Data from three hundred and twenty-two (322) respondents was found useable, and the Statistical Package for the Social Science was use for the descriptive analysis. The result obtained from the analysis revealed that workers perceive some element of quality of worklife in the institution (University of Benin) although moderately. Again, in collecting data on the perception of work-life balance of the respondents, it was observed that workers understand what constitutes work-life balance. The responses from respondents revealed that the institution has policies on work-life balance although they are moderate. Furthermore, it was observed that workers have a moderate level of satisfaction towards their job in the institution and this is as a result of workers being satisfied with only some aspect of their job such as promotion and job security

Education has been seen as the primary tenet of both social and economic advancement. Globally, the educational landscape is continuously evolving, reforming, and changing. The education of the future generation takes place in vital institutions, and school administrators have a great deal of responsibility for these establishments. Parental excellence in their children's education is one of their main priorities. Indeed, parents are prepared to shell out cash for their kids' optimal education—paying for tuition, purchasing reference materials, and using computers and the internet for educational purposes (Ibrahim et al., 2017). The standard of leadership required to oversee and run the schools in order to produce a quality generation is extremely high (Diaz, 2018). A school's ability to advance is frequently correlated with its administrators, and the leadership of the teaching and learning environment is crucial to student learning.

This study was carried out to empirically examine the employee empowerment and job satisfaction in Nigeria workplace. We also ascertained the possible influence of salary, promotion, job security and training on job satisfaction. The instrument used for the purpose of this research was gathered through primary source. The researcher administered two hundred and ninety-two (292) questionnaires to respondents comprises of Benin Plant of Okomu Oil Plc, Benin City, Edo State, Edo State. Out of two hundred and eighty-five (285) questionnaires administered were retrieved and were used for the analysis. The hypotheses were tested using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression technique. The findings from analysis revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between salary, training and job satisfaction. The study also revealed that there is a negative and insignificant relationship between promotion, job security and job satisfaction. In line with the findings, the study recommend that it therefore recommend that corporate organization management as well as other sectors of the economic should maintain the payment of employee salary as at when due to their enable employee to stay with their jobs thereby helping these public services achieve a more rapid growth, and enhanced organizational performance and consequently improving the nation’s economy