An Analysis of the Incentive Mechanism at the Private Universities for Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Easter China: Taking H University as a Case

Abstract

This research selects the teachers of H private university as the research object. Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory, this research investigates the relevant incentive effects from five aspects: salary and welfare guarantee, sense of belonging, training opportunity and promotion system, performance appraisal system, working environment, and personalized spiritual incentive. This study adopts the method of quantitative investigation. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The statistical data used in the data collection are descriptive analysis, F-test, one-way ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The research shows that the overall satisfaction of teachers' incentive mechanism in H private university is low, and the existing incentive mechanism can not meet the needs of teachers. The better the salary and welfare, the higher the sense of belonging, the fairer the training opportunities, the more attractive the promotion system, the more perfect the performance appraisal system, and the higher the teachers' job satisfaction.