Quality of working life of academics and researchers in the UK
The Roles of Contract Type, Tenure and University Ranking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rita Fontinha (0000-0002-2390-098X, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, corresponding author), Darren Van Laar (0000-0002-4424-0124, University of Portsmouth), Simon Easton (0000-0003-1513-6413, University of Portsmouth) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 786-806 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2016.1203890 |
| OpenAlex | W2489736715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 51 |
Quality of working life has been defined as the part of overall quality of life that is influenced by work. We developed a mediation model where home–work interface, job and career satisfaction, control at work, and working conditions are considered to be positively related to employee commitment and to the absence of stress at work. These two variables were ultimately related to general well-being. We considered possible differences between workers with different contract types (permanent vs. temporary), as well as the roles of tenure and average position of the University in the UK rankings. Quantitative survey data from 510 academics and researchers working in 8 British Universities were analysed via a multi-group analysis with structural equation modelling. Our model presented a good fit, and a bootstrapping analysis confirmed the significance of indirect effects. Significant differences were found between permanent and temporary workers and striking results were found regarding tenure
Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Job satisfaction · Job security · Management · Mediation · Quality of working life · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Computer Science · Engineering · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |