STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE FORMATION OF FUTURE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF HMEI
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Job Satisfaction, Counter-Productive Behaviors, Academic Staff, Public Universities, TanzaniaAbstract
This study was conducted to investigate the experience of job satisfaction among academic staff in selected public universities in Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey design with mixed research approaches was employed. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used to get a total sample of 74 respondents from public universities in Tanzania. Data were collected by using a four- point scale questionnaires and semi-structured interview techniques. Study findings indicated varying job satisfaction levels among the academic staff in public universities in Tanzania. Despite the contextual differences experiences of academic staff working in public Universities were the same in the facets of work benefits, relationship with their leaders, opportunity for creativity, and communication feedback. On the other hand, the study revealed existing counterproductive behaviors that may impede the attainment of Universities’ core functions of teaching, research, and consultancy. Despite of their severity, counterproductive behaviors ranging from absenteeism and divided loyalty are reported to be among the main threats to public Universities in Tanzania. This study suggests that University leadership needs to consider factors such as improving work benefits, and effective communications among others, to create a friendly organizational culture. It is also recommended that dialogue through regular academic staff meetings, effective communication, and academic freedom can foster a culture of curiosity, autonomy, and trust in public Universities in Tanzania.References
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