Background/Purpose: While scholarly attention has been focused on numerous aspects of the growing field known as sport management, few researchers have examined job satisfaction (Whisenant, W. & Smucker, M., 2007) of these sport management faculty members (Hall, Jackson, & Quarterman, 2004; Hall, Jackson, Quarterman, & Crowley, 2005). Job satisfaction stems from the hypothetical construct “attitude”; therefore, it is not tangible and can only interpreted by what someone conveys. The purpose of this study was to investigate the job satisfaction of sport management faculty members at universities in Australia.
Method: This study used the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), focusing on the pay, promotion and the job in general facets of job satisfaction. Independent variables within the study were gender, institution type and tenure status. The results indicated male and female sport management faculty down under differed according to gender regarding pay satisfaction, satisfaction with job in general and tenure status.
Analysis/Results: Interestingly, the results were very similar to the study of USA sport management faculty member's perceptions (2002). Given the many differences regarding culture, it appears that job satisfaction is a passionate global topic. The results of this study will hopefully encourage other scholars to examine the overall university structure and what can be done to provide employment contentment among faculty.
Conclusions: Furthermore, this study extends past research in this area, which has not previously considered variation facets of the job and impact of culture on the workplace environment.
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