Abstract:
Without good governance, the benefits of public programs did not reach their
target addressees, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Literatures
done in developed countries indicated that good governance is one of important
factors for employee job satisfaction .In Ethiopian context there is very limited
literature available in area of good governance at institutional level for instance
universities. This study is therefore, design to fill literature gap on the area
relationship between good governance practices and employees’ job satisfaction
and an effort to improve the understanding between major elements of good
governance practices and job satisfaction at JU setting.The aim of this study was
to investigate the relationship between good governance practices and
employees’ job satisfactions on academic staff of Jimma University. The target
population of this study was all academic staff of JU (1476). The sample size
taken for this study was 305(21%) and the study was cross- sectional survey
research design. The primary data was collected using personal administrated
and structured questionnaire distributed to all selected respondents. A five point
likert scale was used to collect data and analysis is made based on averages,
standard deviation, percentage, correlation coefficient and regressions. The data
analysis result for the rest variables, participation in decision making,
transparency, accountability and equity show that all are a positively correlated
with job satisfaction with a person correlation coefficient of 0.580,0.695,0,704
and 0.781 respectively. Based on findings, recommendations to management
bodies, those who to implement good overnice practices &employees job
satisfaction at JU and suggestions for other researchers are forwarded.
