Administrative Accountability and its Role on Job Satisfaction

An Analytical Study of the Opinions a Sample of Faculty Members in A Number of Private Universities in the City of Erbil / Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the correlation and impact of administrative accountability represented by (job discipline, work and achievement, job ethics, human relations) on job satisfaction (supervision style, relationship with colleagues, opportunities for development and promotion, work content, wages and salaries, working conditions). The general framework of the study is represented by the study problem, which was identified by raising several questions about the nature of the relationship, impact between the study variables, a hypothetical plan designed for the study that expressed a set of hypotheses, and they were subjected to multiple tests. The study used a questionnaire as a means of obtaining data. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method. The field of study was represented by private universities in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and the number of private universities participating in the study was five private universities. The responding was (87) faculty members, which represents the study sample. The hypotheses were tested by applying statistical methods using (SPSS V.24). The study reached a set of results, including revealing the existence of positive significant relationships and effect between study variables. The study recommended that it is necessary to pay more attention to practices related to the administrative issue and enhance them because it is considered a matter of utmost importance to achieve job satisfaction and it involves various practices, including job discipline, work and achievement, job ethics, and human relations.