A descriptive study of job satisfaction and its relationship with group cohesion

Abstract

This study investigated job satisfaction among full time faculty of the College of Human Development at a Wisconsin University. The research method used an anonymous survey that was voluntarily completed and returned to the researcher. The population of the study was the full time faculty of the College of Human Development at UW-Stout. Thirty-six full time faculty members participated in the study. The UW Employee Satisfaction Survey was used to measure the level of job satisfaction. The results indicate that overall the faculty of the College of Human Development at UW-Stout are satisfied with their current employment. The study determined that group cohesion does play a role in overall job satisfaction. Measures of group cohesion had a significant relationship with overall job satisfaction. The study also determined that job autonomy, working with the students and fellow colleagues and supervisors were the top three best reasons for working here. It was also determined that pay, having more time and assistance with meeting deadlines and having equal workloads between colleagues were the three top priorities for improving the work environment.