Denominationalism of Private Universities in Uganda as an Antecedent of Employee Job Satisfaction
- August 19, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Management
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue VIII, August 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186
Denominationalism of Private Universities in Uganda as an Antecedent of Employee Job Satisfaction
Dr. Kayindu Vincent, Toriola Funke Christiana, Umar Saleh Baba
Kampala International University, Uganda, East Africa
Abstract:-This study was carried out in 13 private universities in Uganda (six denominational universities and seven non denominational universities) to assess the difference in the job satisfaction of academic officials between denominational and non-denominational private universities. The study used a descriptive survey design which involved quantitative and qualitative approaches. Whereas quantitative data were analyzed using the t-test, qualitative data was analysed using percentage distribution. Results from 296 respondents who were chosen to participate in the study using universal and purposive sampling, revealed that there was a significant difference in the job satisfaction of academic officials between denominational and non-denominational private universities in Uganda (sig, .000). It was recommended that non denominational universities should borrow a leaf from denominational universities by making workers feel that they own the respective universities.
Key Terms: Denominationalism, private universities, job satisfaction.
I. INTRODUCTION
Though the efforts of private investment in the university education sector in Uganda are appreciable, it is claimed that private universities are facing many staff job satisfaction-related challenges (National Council for Higher Education, 2006; Muwagga- Mugagga, 2006; National Council for Higher Education, 2010). The authors however, do not clearly demonstrate a causal link between the different categories of universities and how they affect the academic officials’ satisfaction with their jobs.
The current study was carried out in religious- founded (denominational) and non religious-founded (non denominational) private universities. Denominational universities are the universities started by particular religious faiths mainly to cater for and promote the interests of those respective religions. For example, the universities started by the Protestant church, Catholic church, Seventh Day Adventist church, Pentecostal churches, and the Muslim community. Non denominational universities are the universities which do not cater for or aim at serving the interests of specific religions. They aim at equally serving the interests of all people, bodies and religious faiths. Some of them are started by individuals, business partners and particular ethnic groups. They are usually profit-oriented.
