A STUDY ON ACADEMICS TOWARDS THE EFFECT OF JOB PRESTIGE (DECENT JOB) ON JOB PERFORMANCE AND LIFE SATISFACTION

Abstract

In this study, the effect of job prestige towards job performance and life satisfaction is discussed from the perspective of academics. Today's dynamic changes reveal job prestige as a factor that should be owned at least suitable to human or human dignity. The aim of the study is to reveal whether the perceived job prestige of academics, who are expected to do very different jobs with high success, affects their performance and life satisfaction. For this purpose, data were collected from 289 academic staff using simple random sampling method. The obtained data were analyzed with the SPSS 21 package program. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the effect of academicians' perceived job prestige on their job performance and life satisfaction. As a result of the regression analysis, it was revealed that the job prestige perceived by the academicians affected the levels of job performance and life satisfaction. These findings show that job prestige, which is considered in the context of job suitable to human, is as important for academics as it is for employees working physically, as discussed in the literature, and shows that job prestige of academics affect their job performance and life satisfaction.