Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan

Perception of higher administration was not associated with gender, age, race, religion, and position (higher administration was excluded in position comparison).

Factors Predicting Job Satisfaction:

An important question posted in the survey was “ I would encourage someone else to work at the College ”. To further establish the factors predicting this statement, a Multiple Regressio n Analysis was conducted. The results of the regression are presented below*:

Table 17. Results of Multiple Regression Predicting I would encourage someone else to work at the College”

Factor

Beta

T

Sig.

Administrators are here to support me

.26

2.5

<.05

I enjoy my work

.25

3.1

<.00

I can develop my career within this organization

.2

2.4

<.05

* F(3, 115)= 76, R 2 = .66, p<.00

The results show that these 3 factors represent 66% of employees’ willingness to encourage others to work at the College. Since “ I enjoy my work ” was one of the strongest factors in the regression model, an analysis was conducted to determine the factor most predictive of employees’ satisfaction with their work.

“ I enjoy my work ” was analyzed by three independent regressions: 1) peer relationship, 2) supervisory relationship, 3) other work factors.

Peer relationship: the results of the regression indicated that peer relationships, when analyzed independently, accounted for 33% of the variance to the response “ I like my work ” (F[5,113]=11.2, p<.00, R 2 =.33). The two significant predictive factors were “ peers treat me fairly ” ( β =.49, p<.00), and “ I feel accepted by those around me ” ( β =.42, p<.00). Supervisory relationship: the results of the regression indicated that supervisory relationships, when analyzed independently, accounted for 32% of the variance to the response “ I like my work ” (F[8,109]=6.5, p<.00, R 2 =.32). The significant factors were “ I like and trust my supervisor ” ( β =.32, p<.05), “ I receive timely feedback about my performance ” ( β =.26, p<.05), “ I am respected by my supervisor for my work ” ( β =.44, p<.00). Other work factors: the regression indicated that Other work factors, when analyzed independently, represented 51% of the variance to the response “ I like my work ” (F[10,104]=10.8, p<.00, R 2 =.51). The two significant factors were “ I use my talents and abilities at work ” ( β =.36, p<.00), and “ I believe in the work we do at the College ” ( β =.26, p<.00).

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