Relationship Between Good Governance Practices and Employees Job Satisfactions of Jimma University

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.