Workload and Compensation: How Satisfied Are Asian Faculty?

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session 2
  In Roundtable Session: Factors Influencing Faculty Workload and Satisfaction

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the characteristics and satisfaction at work among faculty of Asian descent in the United States. Asian faculty’s satisfaction was low regarding workload and salary compensation compared with other racial groups, controlling for other background characteristics. Multiple regression models revealed that the negative effect of being Asian diminished when the faculty opinion or campus climate indicators on fairness were controlled, suggesting the connection between Asian faculty’s (dis)satisfaction and faculty’s opinion on fair treatment for women and for racial minorities. This study also discussed low satisfaction issues for Asian faculty and other faculty groups (female, foreign-born, and tenured professors). Herzberg’s job satisfaction model (motivation and hygiene factors) was applied to discuss some implications of faculty (dis)satisfaction.

Authors

• Mikyong Minsun Kim, The George Washington University

• Jang Wan Ko, Sungkyunkwan University