Job Satisfaction of the Highly Educated: The Role of Gender, Academic Tenure, and Earnings

Bender, Keith A.; Heywood, John S.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9485.2006.00379.x

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“…Previous studies have found that PhDs working outside academia are less satisfied with their job than those working in academia (e.g., Bender and Heywood 2006;Moguérou 2002). However, we do not find such an effect of employment sector when type of employment and required educational level are controlled for.…”

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“…However, the same paper finds that this gender difference, with women being more satisfied, disappears for the highly educated, and for persons in professional and managerial positions. Indeed, studies on the job satisfaction of PhD graduates have found female PhDs to actually be less satisfied (Bender and Heywood 2006;Moguérou 2002). Nationality also matters: US-born science and engineering faculty were found to be more satisfied with their job than foreign-born faculty (Sabharwal 2011).…”

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“…Many of these studies (e.g., Bender and Heywood 2006;Di Paolo 2012;Moguérou 2002) found that PhDs working outside of academia are overall less satisfied with their job than those working in academia, although Di Paolo (2012) found that PhDs in non-academic jobs are more satisfied with pecuniary rewards. Skill matches play a large role among PhDs: a skill mismatch is associated with lower job satisfaction (Bender and Heywood 2009).…”

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“…Job satisfaction among (recent) PhD graduates has been assessed for several countries and regions and is generally quite high (e.g., Bender and Heywood (2006), and Moguérou (2002) for the U.S., Di Paolo (2012) for Catalonia; Kifle and Desta (2012) for Australia). Many of these studies (e.g., Bender and Heywood 2006;Di Paolo 2012;Moguérou 2002) found that PhDs working outside of academia are overall less satisfied with their job than those working in academia, although Di Paolo (2012) found that PhDs in non-academic jobs are more satisfied with pecuniary rewards.…”

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Temporary contracts: effect on job satisfaction and personal lives of recent PhD graduates

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In this study, we assess the effects of temporary employment on job satisfaction and the personal lives of recent PhD graduates. Temporary employment is becoming increasingly prevalent in many sectors, but has been relatively common in academia, especially for early career scientists. Labor market theory shows temporary employment to have a conspicuous negative influence on the job satisfaction and well-being of employees, but also identifies groups that may be exempt from these negative influences, such as the highly educated. Here, we study the effect of temporary employment on the highest educated group in the labor force, PhD graduates. We present findings of a survey of 1133 respondents who obtained their PhD from one of five Dutch universities between 2008 and 2012. Compared to PhDs employed on a permanent contract, PhDs on a temporary contract are less satisfied with their terms of employment, especially if they have no prospect of permanence. Temporary contracts with no prospect of permanence also decrease satisfaction with job content. Conversely, self-employment increases satisfaction with job content. Educational level required for the job also influences job satisfaction to a large degree: working below PhD level negatively affects job satisfaction. Finally, the type of contract affects different aspects of the personal lives of PhDs, such as the ability to obtain a mortgage, the stability of family life, and the possibility to start a family. In conclusion, we show that the highest educated, i.e., PhD graduates are not exempt from the negative influences of temporary employment.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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Section: Job Satisfactionmentioning

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“…In this review, we only include studies focused on doctorate With regards to gender, the analyses of Moguerou (2002) and Bender and Heywood (2006) show that female doctorate holders have a greater job satisfaction that men. This result is in line with the general evidence usually defined as the 'paradox of the contented female worker': the fact that female employees have higher levels of job satisfaction is related to women's lower expectations (see Clark 1997;Bender et al 2005).…”

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Determinants of doctorate holders’ job satisfaction. An analysis by employment sector and type of satisfaction in Spain

Escardíbul¹,

Afcha²

2015

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The IEB research group in Human Capital aims at promoting research in the Economics of Education. The main objective of this group is to foster research related to the education and training of individuals and to promote the analysis of education systems and policies from an economic perspective. Some topics are particularly relevant: Evaluation of education and training policies; monetary and non-monetary effects of education; analysis of the international assessments of the skills of the young (PISA, PIRLS, TIMMS) and adult populations (PIAAC, IALS); education and equality, considering the inclusion of the disabled in the education system; and lifelong learning. This group puts special emphasis on applied research and on work that sheds light on policy-design issues. Moreover, research focused in Spain is given special consideration. Disseminating research findings to a broader audience is also an aim of the group. This research group enjoys the support from the IEB-Foundation.The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) is a research centre at the University of Barcelona (UB) which specializes in the field of applied economics. The IEB is a foundation funded by the following institutions: Applus, Abertis, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Diputació de Barcelona, Gas Natural, La Caixa and Universitat de Barcelona. The IEB working papers represent ongoing research that is circulated to encourage discussion and has not undergone a peer review process. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of IEB. Documents de Treball de l'IEB 2015/22 DETERMINANTS OF DOCTORATE HOLDERS' JOB SATISFACTION. AN ANALYSIS BY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR AND TYPE OF SATISFACTION IN SPAINJ. Oriol Escardíbul, Sergio Afcha ABSTRACT: In this study we analyze the determinants of job satisfaction of doctorate holders in Spain. Specifically, we consider overall job satisfaction as well as basic and motivational satisfaction following Herzberg's typology (based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs). Using data from the Spanish Survey on Human Resources in Science and Technology of 2009, representative of the Spanish doctoral graduate population, we develop an analysis by gender and institutional sector (university and non-university) where employees are employed. We propose OLS regression to identify the determinants of basic and motivational satisfaction at job as well as an ordered logit model for overall job satisfaction. Results do not allow us to confirm Herzberg's differentiation for the Spanish PhD holders, since factors related with basic motivation (such as salary or working conditions referred to 'safety') have a bearing on all types of job satisfaction (not only the basic one as expected). Likewise, results do not show significant differences by gender. However, it seems that these 'basic' needs are less important for the job satisfaction those PhD holders working at the University. Our results seem reasonable for a Southern European country where monetary conditions in labor relations are worse than in other developed countries.JE...

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Job Satisfaction of the Highly Educated: The Role of Gender, Academic Tenure, and Earnings

Cited by 145 publications

References 36 publications

Temporary contracts: effect on job satisfaction and personal lives of recent PhD graduates

Temporary contracts: effect on job satisfaction and personal lives of recent PhD graduates

Determinants of doctorate holders’ job satisfaction. An analysis by employment sector and type of satisfaction in Spain

Career Satisfaction and Its Determinants

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