How do Pay and Promotion influence Job Satisfaction in Tertiary
Institutions? Perspectives of Academic Staff in Northern Region of Ghana
Abstract
Remuneration and promotion of employees are essential elements in public
and private organisational structures. However, there is very little
information about how these elements can influence job satisfaction of
employees in educational institutions, especially at the tertiary level
in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana. This study was
undertaken to examine the perspectives of lecturers about how pay and
promotion influence job satisfaction in tertiary institutions in Ghana.
The study used a mixed method approach for the data collection and
analysis. Survey questionnaires and interview protocols were used for
the data collection involving 270 participants selected from five
tertiary institutions in the Northern Region of Ghana. A logistic
regression was used to establish the relationship between academic staff
pay and promotion and job satisfaction. The key findings from the study
indicated that pay and promotion independently have significant positive
influence on job satisfaction of academic staff in tertiary institutions
in Ghana. Policy geared towards annual review of salaries and effective
promotion system of academic staff of higher educational institutions
are important strategies to help generate the desired job satisfaction.