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A Self-determined Profession? Perceived Work Conditions and the Satisfaction Paradox among Czech Academic Faculty
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SYSNO ASEP 0532142 Druh ASEP J - Článek v odborném periodiku Zařazení RIV J - Článek v odborném periodiku Poddruh J Článek ve WOS Název A Self-determined Profession? Perceived Work Conditions and the Satisfaction Paradox among Czech Academic Faculty Tvůrce(i) Mudrák, Jiří (PSU-E) ORCID, RID, SAI
Zábrodská, Kateřina (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Machovcová, Kateřina (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAIZdroj.dok. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review. - : Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0038-0288
Roč. 56, č. 3 (2020), s. 387-418Poč.str. 32 s. Forma vydání Tištěná - P Jazyk dok. eng - angličtina Země vyd. CZ - Česká republika Klíč. slova quality of work life ; academic staff ; job satisfaction ; higher education ; public universities ; job demands ; job resources Vědní obor RIV AN - Psychologie Obor OECD Psychology (including human - machine relations) CEP GA17-20856S GA ČR - Grantová agentura ČR GA20-13732S GA ČR - Grantová agentura ČR Způsob publikování Open access Institucionální podpora PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 000568244600005 EID SCOPUS 85090908156 DOI 10.13060/csr.2020.023 Anotace While the Czech academic profession faces a range of challenges and problems, quantitative surveys indicate a relatively high level of high job satisfaction among academic faculty. This article addresses this ‘satisfaction paradox’ by exploring the perceived work conditions of Czech academics based on their own reports. The data for this study included academics’ (N = 1202) qualitative responses to open-ended questions regarding the main problems and benefits of their current academic work and workplace. Content analysis was used to categorise the respondents’ answers. Academics reported heavy workloads (26.5% of participants), a lack of financial resources (26.3%), poorquality leadership (23.7%), excessive administration (16.3%), and job insecurity (10.9%) as the most problematic aspects of their workplaces. In contrast, academics reported that good social relationships in the workplace (46.3%), autonomy of academic work (41.8%), personal fulfilment (28.9%), and work/contact with students (25.3%) were the aspects of their workplaces they valued most. These positive features appear to be prevalent, as most (80%) academics reported overall satisfaction with their work. The authors draw on job demands–resources theory to suggest that the relatively high level of satisfaction is due to (still) high levels of key job resources that support the intrinsic motivation of academics despite an environment that can be considered suboptimal in some aspects. They also point to inequalities in job demands and job resources between subgroups of academics and highlight key systemic issues that should be addressed to improve the work conditions at Czech public higher education institutions. Pracoviště Psychologický ústav Kontakt Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Rok sběru 2021 Elektronická adresa https://sreview.soc.cas.cz/pdfs/csr/2020/03/05.pdf
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