Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 4-1-2015
Description
The purpose of this research study was to explore the topic of organizational communication in higher education and examine staff members’ perceptions about their level of communication and job satisfaction in their workplaces. This study was also designed to test the relationship between communication satisfaction and job satisfaction by analyzing the significance of different dimensions of Communication Satisfaction with the view that satisfaction is multifaceted.
The results of the study indicated that gender differences and the number of years in service do not seem to make a significant difference in the level of satisfaction among staff members, but the level of education and job classification seem to make a significant difference in the level of satisfaction among staff members. There were strong positive relationships found among all 8 dimensions of Communication Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ ), which indicated that staff members when felt positive about 1 dimension of CSQ, also tended to feel positive about other dimensions of CSQ. A strong positive relationship and statistically significant correlation was found between overall communication satisfaction and job satisfaction scores, indicating that when staff members feel satisfied with communication in their workplace, they also tend to feel satisfied with their job in their workplace.
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Sharma, Priti; Lampley, James; and Good, Donald W.. 2015. Organizational Communication: Perceptions of Staff Members' Level of Communication Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction. Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education. Vol.11(1). 43-54. http://jwpress.com/JAAHE/Issues/JAAHE-Spring-2015.pdf?Spring2015=Spring%2B2015%2BIssue%2B%28Copyright%2B2015%2BJW%2BPress%29 ISSN: 1936-3478
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