Manifest needs and job satisfaction at the Indonesian Open University (Universitas Terbuka)

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dc.contributor.authorSapriati, Amaliaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:19:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:19:02Z
dc.date.copyright1992en_US
dc.date.issued1992
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychological Foundations in Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe purposes of this study were to investigate four manifest needs (nAch, nAff, nAut, and nDom) in the UT (Universitas Terbuka) setting, to determine how satisfied the academic staff members are with regard to various aspects of their jobs, and to describe how the needs are related to levels of job satisfaction. The translated instruments of the MNQ (Manifest Needs Questionnaire), developed by Steers and Braunstein (1976), and the JDI (Job Descriptive Index), developed by Smith et al. (1969), plus the GI (General Index) were used. The junior academic staff members of UT ranked nAch higher than nDom, nAff, and nAut. They tended to show the most positive responses in the JDI area of SUPERVISION, and the least positive ones in the area of PAY. As well, they showed the most positive responses in the GI areas of SUPERVISION, CO-WORKERS, and WORK and the least positive ones in the area of PAY. In addition, based on the mean responses of OVERALL job satisfaction, they tended to feel somewhat satisfied with their present job. A significant sex difference was revealed for the expressions of nDom (males expressed a higher nDom than did females). The results on the JDI indicated that males' responses proved to be more positive with WORK than those of their female counterparts. A sex difference was significantly revealed on the GI scale of PROMOTION (females scored more positively on PROMOTION than did males). The results showed that there is a relatively weak but significant relationship between the JDI and the MNQ. A moderate significant relationship exists between the JDI and the GI. Furthermore, there is no relationship between the MNQ and the GI. In summary, the junior academic staff members tended to exhibit nAch higher than nDom, nAff, and nAut. They seemed to feel most satisfied with the area of SUPERVISION and least satisfied with the area of PAY. A weak but significant correlation between the manifest needs measured by the MNQ and job satisfaction measured by the JDI was supported. Evidence was found for a moderate but significant correlation between the JDI and the GI. Interestingly, there was no evidence for a significant correlation between the MNQ and the GI.en
dc.format.extent146 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19567
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectUN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growthen
dc.titleManifest needs and job satisfaction at the Indonesian Open University (Universitas Terbuka)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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