Published Online:July 2026
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior
Product Type:Article
Product Code:02072026
DOI:10.71329/IUPJOB/2026.25.3.29-67
Author Name:Anthony Kishore and G Prakashraj
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Subject/Domain:Management
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Pages:28-67
The study investigates faculty job satisfaction (JS) in rural colleges in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur District. Using multiple regression and discriminant analysis, it assesses the influence of work environment (WE), compensation and career development (CCD), work-life balance (WLB), and work-life conflict (WLC) on faculty JS. The findings reveal a single significant discriminant function, with WE emerging as the strongest discriminator, followed by CCD and WLB, while WLC shows a negative association. The model demonstrates moderate classification accuracy and explains approximately 25% of the variance in group membership. A supplementary multiple regression analysis using the continuous JS score confirmed WE and WLB as significant positive predictors of JS, while CCD and WLC did not reach statistical significance. These results highlight the importance of supportive WEs and effective WLB practices in enhancing faculty JS and wellbeing, while pointing to a more limited role for compensation, career development, and WLC than the discriminant analysis alone would suggest.
Education should never be undervalued or disregarded because it plays an important role in building a strong and forward-looking society (Silitonga et al., 2020). As Sahlberg (2010) pointed out, successful nations often have strong education systems