Employee job satisfaction and organisational effectiveness of private secondary schools in mbarara municipality, uganda.

Abstract

The study sought to determine the relationship between Employee Job Satisfaction and effectiveness of Private Secondary Schools in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda. This study was specifically guided by the research objectives which sought to establish: the relationship between employee job satisfaction and academic performance, students' enrolment and teachers' retention. The study was further guided by a cross sectional survey design. The study was carried out among 160 respondents selected from 10 Private Secondary Schools in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda. Data was collected using Questionnaires and Interview Guide. The major findings of the study were: there was a weak negative correlation between Job satisfaction and academic performance and at the same time there was no significant relationship between job satisfaction and academic performance of students. It was found out that teachers' job satisfaction and students' enrolments in Private Secondary Schools in Mbarara Municipality showed a weak positive relationship. It was also found out that employee job satisfaction showed a positive correlation with teachers' retention. It was concluded that teachers in Private Secondary Schools of Mbarara Municipality were dissatisfied with low salary and lack of recognition by the proprietors. This to a less extent affected students' academic performance with few students qualifying for government university sponsorship and most schools could not appear among the best performing schools country wide. Also, employee job satisfaction had a less effect on stabilizing students' enrolment. It was finally established that job satisfaction was related to teachers' retention in schools and hence the majority of the teachers kept moving from school to another looking for greener pastures. It was thus recommended that school managements should adequately motivate teachers in order to enhance organizational effectiveness. This study, however, did not address pertinent issues to organizational effectiveness such as motivation, employee commitment and organizational performance. Therefore, the researcher recommended the afore-stated areas for further research.