Effects of Work-Family Conflict on Job Satisfaction of Academicians in Private Universities in Bangladesh: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Mohammad Mizanur  Rahman; , Mohani  Abdul; Zuraina  Dato' Mansor; Noor Azman  Ali; Adedeji Babatunji  Samuel; Mohammad Jamal  Uddin; Ibrahim Aishatu  Ogiri; Md. Saidur  Rahaman

Authors

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
, Mohani Abdul 1 Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
Zuraina Dato' Mansor Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
Noor Azman Ali Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
Adedeji Babatunji Samuel Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammad Jamal Uddin Department of Business Administration, Metropolitan University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh
Ibrahim Aishatu Ogiri Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
Md. Saidur Rahaman Department of Business Administration, Metropolitan University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Academicians, family work conflict, job satisfaction, private universities and work-family conflict

Abstract

The current study attempts to examine the effects of Work-Family Conflict (W-FC) on job satisfaction of academicians. The researchers gathered the data using convenience sampling technique administered on 211 respondents who were academicians of private universities in Bangladesh. Various statistical measures such as descriptive statistics and zero-order correlation were used to explore the relationships between WFC, FWC and job satisfaction. In addition, the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was adopted to test the effects of WFC and FWC on job satisfaction. Consequently, in terms of the effects, WFC has significant negative effect on job satisfaction while FWC does not show any significant effect on job satisfaction. This study recommends that higher authorities of universities in Bangladesh should take necessary initiatives to minimize the W-FC of academicians in order to ensure their job satisfaction.