What is it about?
This paper examines the ‘aftermath effect’ of the new civil service pay policy on job satisfaction among teachers in Ghana. We explore an avalanche of job satisfaction theories and instruments to identify key concepts and variables in building a baseline conceptual and research model.
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Why is it important?
The teaching profession in most developing countries leaves much to be desired. The conditions of service compared with other sectors raise many questions about the increasing importance of the teaching profession. Ghana, like most developing countries is faced with similar challenges. There is a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance
Perspectives
The findings of the study suggest that income, personal growth, bonus and organizational type have both effects (direct and indirect) on job satisfaction. The two-way analysis as well as the multivariate analysis of variance also indicates that gender, age group, and educational background also play a role in determining the level of satisfaction among teachers. The high unemployment rate (11 %) and the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) for the public sector in 2010 are also contributing factors to the retention of teachers.
Dr Joseph Ato Forson
National Institute of Development Administration
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This page is a summary of: Government's Restructuring Pay Policy and Job Satisfaction: The Case of Teachers in the Ga West Municipal Assembly of Ghana, SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2457629.
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