COMMITMENT, WELL-BEING AND SATISFACTION OF MANAGEMENT PROFESSORS AT A FEDERAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Research on organizational commitment, well-being and job satisfaction have been performedsuccessfully in the field of Organizational Psychology. New studies indicate a possibleinterdependence between these constructs. The main objective of this research was toinvestigate the relationships between organizational commitment, well-being and jobsatisfaction, through a census conducted with 104 professors of Management at a FederalUniversity, with a response rate of 78%. This survey consists of an explanatory-descriptivestudy, having transversal and quantitative nature. The results showed that teachers had goodlevels of achievement at work and positive affect predominant over negative affect; they alsoexpressed their satisfaction at work on the bosses, colleagues and the nature of work. Thenormative organizational commitment was the only one who contributed to the explanation ofsatisfaction with salary. The calculative organizational commitment has contributed to theexplanation of the factors leading to satisfaction and satisfaction with the promotions. Finally,affective organizational commitment was the main predictor of well-being and jobsatisfaction. This work contributed to both the academic field of Organizational Behavior, asfor decision making regarding the management policies of the professors surveyed, with theexpectation that both professors and students can enjoy a better environment for learning andknowledge production.