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GHEF 2021
Tsukasa DAIZEN
(Hiroshima University)
tdaizen@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Table 1 Satisfaction with overall professional
According to Survey “Academic Profession in the Knowledge- environment by country
Based Society(APIKS)" in which 20 nations have participated, the Satisfaction with
mean of academic professions’ satisfaction with current overall your current overall
professional
professional environment is 3.42 by five-point full marks.
environment
The academic professions in the world are comparatively satisfied (B)
with their own professional environment. However, the highest Kazakhstan 4.02 High
Mexico 4.00 High
degree of satisfaction country is 4.02 and the lowest degree of Chile 3.78 High
satisfaction country is 2.89. It became clear that there is a significant Russian Federation 3.69 High
Malaysia 3.63 High
difference of the academic professions’ satisfaction with current
Argentina 3.60 High
overall professional environment between nations. Finland 3.49 High
Sweden 3.44 High
The purpose of this research is to find the significant factors of
Switzerland 3.42 Low
academic professions’ satisfaction with current overall professional Korea, Republic of 3.33 Low
environment and to explain the relationship between the significant Croatia 3.32 Low
Canada 3.32 Low
factors and the academic professions’ satisfaction with current overall Portugal 3.24 Low
professional environment. Japan 3.18 Low
Estonia 3.16 Low
In this research, the factors of academic professions’ satisfaction
Germany 3.13 Low
with current overall professional environment were clarified by Slovenia 3.12 Low
comparing Malaysia of a high satisfactory country(3.63) and Japan of Taiwan 3.11 Low
Turkey 2.99 Low
a low satisfactory country(3.18). Lithuania 2.89 Low
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Total 3.42
Research review
Cecilia Albert et. al.(2018)
This article analyses the determinants of job satisfaction among Spanish academics, paying particular attention to the
impact of research productivity and differences across graduation cohorts. Research productivity is a very relevant
factor in explaining job satisfaction in academics in different stages of their career. Interesting differences across
graduation cohorts are found as regards the impact of research productivity and other satisfaction drivers, such as other
research outcomes - research stays abroad and cooperation with teams abroad - and load, marital status and young
children.
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Hypothesis
Hypothesis 1: A number of previous studies found that women faculty report lower satisfaction than
their male peers (e.g., Hagedorn & Karen L. Webber 2000, Rosser 2004; Seifert and Umbach 2008;
Trower and Bleak 2004). The job satisfaction do not show any significant differences by gender (Josep-
Oriol Escardibul & Sergio Afcha 2017).
Hypothesis 2: Senior academics are more satisfied and less stressed with their current job while juniors
are the reverse (Bentley et al. 2013).
Hypothesis 3: Research productivity is a very relevant factor in explaining job satisfaction in academics in
different stages of their career.(Cecilia Alberta et.al. 2018)
Hypothesis 4: The high social reputation of academics in their society and academic autonomy are the
source of job satisfaction (Jung Cheol Shin & Jisun Jung 2014)
Hypothesis 5: Top management leadership have significant positive relationships with job satisfaction
among academic staffs. (Ong Choon Hee et. Al. 2020, Nick Fredman & James Doughney 2011)
Fig. 2 Data&Analysis
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Table 4 Used variables(1)
Japan Malaysia
N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
Dependent variable
Satisfaction with your current overall professional environment 2115 1 5 3.18 1.107 4368 1 5 3.63 0.946 ***
<
Independent variables
Individual characteristics
Gender Male=1, Female=0 2071 0 1 0.81 0.392 4368 0 1 0.44 0.497 ***
>
Age AGE2039 39 years of age or younger=1,
2043 0 1 0.21 0.406 4368 0 1 0.51 0.500 ***
Other=0 <
AGE4049 40-49 years of age=1, Other=0 2043 0 1 0.31 0.461 4368 0 1 0.36 0.479 ***
<
AGE5059 50-59 years of age=1, Other=0 2043 0 1 0.30 0.457 4368 0 1 0.13 0.333 ***
AGE6099 60 years of age or older=1,
>
2043 0 1 0.19 0.392 4368 0 1 0.01 0.101 ***
Other=0 >
Familial status Married=1, Single=0 2052 0 1 0.82 0.384 4115 0 1 0.83 0.375
Employment status Full-time=1, Part-time=0 2119 0 1 0.98 0.122 4368 0 1 0.98 0.141
Emplyment contract Permanently=1, Other=0 2070 0 1 0.66 0.474 < 4368 0 1 0.88 0.322 ***
Academic status
Major Humanities Humanities=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.11 0.314 4368 0 1 0.11 0.314
SocialSciences SocialSciences=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.19 0.391 4368 0 1 0.25 0.431 ***
LifeSciences LifeSciences=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.08 0.270 < 4368 0 1 0.05 0.220 ***
NaturalSciences NaturalSciences=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.16 0.366 < 4368 0 1 0.11 0.315 ***
Engineering Engineering=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.18 0.381 > 4368 0 1 0.26 0.440 ***
Agriculture Agriculture=1, Other=0 2102 0 1 0.06 0.237 < 4368 0 1 0.01 0.120 ***
Highest degree PostDoc=4, Doc=3, Master=2,
2086 1 4 2.80 0.513 > 4368 1 4 2.78 0.571
Bachelor=1
Academic rank Senior=1, Junior=0 2101 0 1 0.68 0.465 > 4368 0 1 0.27 0.444 ***
Preferences Primarily in research Primarily in research=1,
3492 0 1 0.17 0.380 < 4368 0 1 0.38 0.486 ***
Other=0
Leaning towards research Leaning towards research=1,
3492 0 1 0.56 0.497 > 4368 0 1 0.46 0.499 ***
Other=0
Leaning towards teaching Leaning towards teaching=1,
3492 0 1 0.21 0.410 > 4368 0 1 0.05 0.213 ***
Other=0
Primarily in teaching Primarily in teaching=1,
3492 0 1 0.06 0.230 < 4368 0 1 0.11 11
0.310 ***
Other=0
Note: *** p<0.001
Table 4 Used variables(2)
Japan Malaysia
N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
Academic activities
Professional Teaching hours Real numbers 1524 0 62 15.08 9.887 < 2192 0 64 17.01 8.362 ***
activities hours Research hours Real numbers 1524 0 100 21.84 13.768 > 2192 0 70 14.54 7.745 ***
Externally oriented activities Real numbers
1524 0 65 3.05 6.455 < 2192 0 45 5.38 5.003 ***
hours
Management hours Real numbers 1524 0 51.3 9.35 8.306 < 2192 0 70 10.30 7.498 ***
Number of Articles published in an academic book or Real numbers
academic journal
3339 0 181 8.36 11.805 < 3553 0 730 15.60 29.678 ***
Teaching and research are hardly compatible with Strongly agree=5, Neutral=3,
3479 1 5 3.32 1.249 > 4368 1 5 2.47 1.237 ***
each other Strongly disagree=1
Environment evaluation
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Standardized Standardized Standardized
t Sig. t Sig. t Sig.
Table 5 Results of Multiple regression Coefficients
Beta
Coefficients
Beta
Coefficients
Beta
Familial status
AGE6099 -0.050 -2.606 ** 0.005 0.306 0.027 1.202
Major Humanities
0.012 0.633 0.002 0.149 -0.034 -1.412
1. Individual characteristics like Gender, Age, Social sciences) NaturalSciences -0.033 -1.732 -0.010 -0.603 -0.013 -0.526
Engineering 0.006 0.297 0.002 0.130 0.015 0.643
Familial status and Employment status do not Agriculture -0.059 -3.379 *** -0.037 -2.331 * -0.025 -1.129
determine the satisfaction of academic staffs Highest degree -0.003 -0.143 -0.001 -0.068 -0.039 -1.730
Academic rank -0.021 -1.104 0.011 0.632 -0.026 -1.051
at level of significance of 5%. Preferences Primarily in research -0.081 -2.141 * -0.091 -2.636 ** -0.120 -2.323 *
(Reference: Leaning towards research -0.072 -1.906 -0.057 -1.650 -0.087 -1.706
Primarily in
2. Academic status like Major, Highest teaching)
Leaning towards teaching -0.053 -1.885 -0.021 -0.837 -0.033 -0.931
Research hours
-0.003
0.014
-0.175
0.759
-0.018
0.045
-1.138
2.590 **
-0.032
0.068
-1.444
2.778 **
not determine satisfaction among academic Externally oriented activities
0.023 1.319 0.015 0.933 0.016 0.695
hours
staffs at level of significance of 1%. Management hours -0.057 -3.183 *** -0.054 -3.321 *** -0.046 -2.049 *
Number of articles published in an academic
0.061 3.409 *** 0.023 1.395 0.017 0.743
book or academic journal
were denied.
style making
Emphasis on the institution's
ー ー 0.204 12.369 *** 0.111 4.639 ***
mission
Current work Academic Freedom ー ー ー ー 0.168 7.363 ***
situation Opportunities to enhance
ー ー ー ー 0.219 8.394 ***
competences
、 Career opprtunity & Salary ー ー ー ー 0.201 8.345 ***
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Note: * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001 Adjusted R2=0.095 Adjusted R2=0.256 Adjusted R2=0.334
Standardized Standardized Standardized
t Sig. t Sig. t Sig.
Table 5 Results of Multiple regression Coefficients
Beta
Coefficients
Beta
Coefficients
Beta
determine the satisfaction of academic staffs Familial status 0.081 4.596 *** 0.047 2.891 ** 0.041 1.843
Employment status 0.015 0.887 0.030 1.871 0.017 0.776
at level of significance of 1%. Emplyment contract 0.012 0.633 0.002 0.149 -0.034 -1.412
Major Humanities 0.014 0.757 0.011 0.679 0.013 0.590
(Reference: LifeSciences -0.057 -3.208 *** -0.027 -1.626 -0.008 -0.348
But, Number of articles published in an Social sciences) NaturalSciences -0.033 -1.732 -0.010 -0.603 -0.013 -0.526
academic book or academic journal determine Engineering 0.006 0.297 0.002 0.130 0.015 0.643
Agriculture -0.059 -3.379 *** -0.037 -2.331 * -0.025 -1.129
the satisfaction of academic staffs at level of Highest degree -0.003 -0.143 -0.001 -0.068 -0.039 -1.730
significance of 0.1% only in the left side model Academic rank -0.021 -1.104 0.011 0.632 -0.026 -1.051
Preferences Primarily in research
which do not include management variables. (Reference: Leaning towards research
-0.081 -2.141 * -0.091 -2.636 ** -0.120 -2.323 *
determine the satisfaction of academic staffs 0.023 1.319 0.015 0.933 0.016 0.695
hours
Management hours -0.057 -3.183 *** -0.054 -3.321 *** -0.046 -2.049 *
at level of significance of 0.1%. Number of articles published in an academic
0.061 3.409 *** 0.023 1.395 0.017 0.743
book or academic journal
Teaching and research are hardly compatible with
-0.251 -14.154 *** -0.150 -8.961 *** -0.098 -4.171 ***
➔ each other
Opportunities to enhance
ー ー ー ー 0.168 7.363 ***
<
Malaysia 2192 14.54 7.745
each other, Management style, Current work Externally oriented activities hours Japan 1524 3.05 6.455 ***
situation. Malaysia 2192 5.38 5.003
Management hours Japan 1524 9.35 8.306 ***
<
professions has more positive feeing of each other Malaysia 4368 2.47 1.237
Management Collegiality in decision-making Japan 1997 -0.53 0.714 ***
satisfaction than Malaysia.
<
style Malaysia 4244 0.25 0.798
Emphasis on the institution's Japan 1997 -0.35 0.919 ***
<
But, Malaysia academic professions has mission Malaysia 4244 0.17 0.707
Current work Academic Freedom Japan 1052 -0.07 0.961 ***
<
more positive feeing of satisfaction than
<
situation Malaysia 1925 0.04 0.809
Japan from the point of other more effective Opportunities to enhance Japan 1052 -0.41 0.832 ***
<
variables (Teaching and research are competences Malaysia 1925 0.22 0.686
Career opprtunity & Salary Japan 1052 -0.17 0.788 ***
hardly compatible with each other,
<
Malaysia 1925 0.10 0.749
Management style, Current work Note: *** p<0.001
situation) 15
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