الأسباب الدافعة للرغبة في ترك العمل لدى أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية في جامعة مؤتة بالأردن

Abstract EN

This study aims at identifying the causes that lead some faculty staff at Mu’tah university to leave their jobs (Temporary or Permanent) to join other organizations or universities inside or outside Jordan, The subjects of the study are alt faculty staff members at Mu’tah University whose ranks are (Professor, Associate Prof.

and Assistant Prof.).

The total number of the staff (399) members.

Data was collected through a special questionnaire designed and distributed to the faculty members, (301) members filled and returned the questionnaire (i.e.

75%).

The study reveals that (64.5%) of the participants have the willingness to leave their jobs temporarily and (31%) wish to leave permanently.

(54%) prefer to work in Jordan, meanwhile (48%) of them have the desire to work outside the country.

The results show that there are many factors that affect the desire of the staff members to quit the job such as., the income and motives factors.

The results also show that there are statistically significant differences at the level (ct > 0.05) between sex variable and job satisfaction and economics reason.

Also, there are statistically significant differences between marital status variable and academic job satisfaction.

Moreover, the study has found a significant difference between faculty experience and all factors that cause job leaving and the participants desire to abandon their jobs.

Finally a significant difference was found between income and all reasons that cause job leaving