JOBSATISFACTION, SELF-CONTROL AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR AMONG FACULTY MEMBERS

Michael Olalekan Adeoti¹, Emmanuel Adesola Oluremi¹&Azubuike Aham Samuel¹

¹Department of Business Administration and Management

Federal Polytechnic Bida, Nigeria

E-mail: drmichaeladeoti@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Drawing from social exchange theory and general theory of self-control, this paper examined the impact of job satisfaction and self-control on counterproductive behaviour among faculty members in Nigerian higher educational institutions(HEIs). Cluster sampling technique was employed and 342 filled questionnaires were returned.Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis. The results indicate that faculty members who experience job satisfaction may engage less in counterproductive behaviour. Further, results demonstrate that self-control is negatively related to counterproductive work behaviour. This paper recommends the need to consider self-control as one of the personality traits when hiring new faculty members and the need for management of public HEIs to provide a good work environment and resources/incentives that may promote a feeling of job satisfaction among faculty members. In conclusion, this paper adds to existing knowledge on counterproductive behaviour by considering a personal trait that may minimize lecturers’ involvement in workplace deviance. Implications, limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.               

Keywords: Job satisfaction, self-control, higher educational institutions, and counter-productive work behaviour.