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| author | Hart, Genevieve |
| author_facet | Hart, Genevieve Hart, Genevieve |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Job Satisfaction in a South African Academic Library in Transition Hart, Genevieve Job Satisfaction Library Personnel Academic Libraries Interviews Questionnaires Quality of Working Life Foreign Countries Job satisfaction was investigated at a South African university library undergoing change on many fronts. The study included 31 members of staff and the data were gathered via interviews/questionnaires, informed by standard HRM job satisfaction theory. The study found a "love-hate" relationship between respondents and their work. The key positive finding is that 61% report overall job satisfaction--with the core work of an academic library, providing for the information needs of clients, the source. However, only 51% claim to be proud to work at their library and 50% are open to other job offers. Causes for the restlessness include a sense of stagnation, frustration with inadequate resources, and anger at poor remuneration. (Contains 5 figures and 6 tables.) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2010 |
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| spellingShingle | Job Satisfaction in a South African Academic Library in Transition Hart, Genevieve Job Satisfaction Library Personnel Academic Libraries Interviews Questionnaires Quality of Working Life Foreign Countries Job Satisfaction in a South African Academic Library in Transition Hart, Genevieve Job Satisfaction Library Personnel Academic Libraries Interviews Questionnaires Quality of Working Life Foreign Countries Job satisfaction was investigated at a South African university library undergoing change on many fronts. The study included 31 members of staff and the data were gathered via interviews/questionnaires, informed by standard HRM job satisfaction theory. The study found a "love-hate" relationship between respondents and their work. The key positive finding is that 61% report overall job satisfaction--with the core work of an academic library, providing for the information needs of clients, the source. However, only 51% claim to be proud to work at their library and 50% are open to other job offers. Causes for the restlessness include a sense of stagnation, frustration with inadequate resources, and anger at poor remuneration. (Contains 5 figures and 6 tables.) |
| title | Job Satisfaction in a South African Academic Library in Transition |
| topic | Job Satisfaction Library Personnel Academic Libraries Interviews Questionnaires Quality of Working Life Foreign Countries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ872930 |