This study aims to examine the influences of Personal Value and Job Satisfaction dimensions on Professional Commitment. The research was conducted at 33 private universities in West Jakarta and used as many as 288 lecturers who had not yet had the Certificate of Functional Position. The statistical analysis technique was used the Partial Least…

The principal objectives of the present study were threefold--to examine the possible significant group differences in job satisfaction based on age and academic rank; to examine the extent to which university academics were satisfied with their job; and more importantly, to further validate the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) among…

The role of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in preparing human resource for local, national and global sustainable development is paramount. Such role can be adequately performed by competent staff who are satisfied with their jobs. This study determined the extent of the relationship between job satisfaction and characteristics in public…

In the context of an abrupt shift to online learning, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines the efficacy of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and derives important insights from this transformation. The research investigated ERT's application at Arabian Gulf University (AGU), especially within its College of Graduate Studies…

The measurement of organizational satisfaction is a popular topic in organizational science; however, less attention is given to organizational happiness. There are very few measuring tools designed to evaluate organizational happiness. While the value-mediating role of higher education is indisputable, to the best of our knowledge, this is the…

The Covid-19 pandemic makes the government adjust the learning system from face-to-face to e-learning amid restrictions on mass social contact. We develop the Updated Delone and McLean information systems success (D&M ISS) model by incorporating external factors. The newly added constructs include student capability, teacher capability, and…

Literature is examined to support the contention that student evaluations of teaching (SET) should not be used for summative evaluation of university faculty. Recommendations for alternatives to SET are provided.