Title: Factors affecting the stability of faculty members at Jordanian public universities

Authors: Samir Albalas; Ashraf A'aqoulah; Atef Alraoush; Sawsan Ibdah; Nisreen Innab

Addresses: Public Administration Department/Health Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk University, Jordan ' Hospital Management Department, Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Philadelphia University, Jordan ' Hospital Management Department, Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Philadelphia University, Jordan ' Nursing Department, King Abdullah II University Hospital (KAUH), Jordan ' Information Security Department, College of Computer and Information Security, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Experts believe that retaining staff is the main objective of any organisation and it is considered the most important factor in the success of any organisation. As a result of the increase in faculty members' turnover at public universities, this study aimed to investigate the factors that effecting on the stay of faculty members at Jordanian public universities. The data was collected through a questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed among faculty members at three public universities in Jordan. These universities were selected randomly. A descriptive analysis was used to analyse the study data. The study examined the effecting job embeddedness, job satisfaction, job commitment, and administrative support on maintaining stability among faculty members at their universities. These factors were chosen from the literature review. The study found that all these factors exert an effect on the intent of faculty members to stay at Jordanian public universities.

Keywords: Jordanians public universities; brain drain; job embeddedness; job satisfaction; organisational commitment; administrative support.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2019.099093

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2019 Vol.5 No.2, pp.178 - 188

Received: 27 Dec 2017
Accepted: 10 Feb 2018
Published online: 15 Apr 2019 *

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