The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance of Teacher in N University, China

At present, as of June 15, 2019, the Ministry of Education announced a total of 2,956 institutions of higher learning in China, including 2,688 regular institutions of higher learning (including 266 independent colleges) and 268 adult institutions of higher learning. At present, the development of colleges and universities is also facing serious problems. With the development and progress of the times, many colleges and universities are getting better and better, which is closely related to the teachers’ strength and teachers’ job satisfaction. It is very important to improve the job satisfaction of university staff. The introduction of teachers is crucial, and many schools are weak in teaching staff, which hinders the long-term development of schools. The turnover of teachers in colleges and universities is closely related to job satisfaction. At present, the overall turnover of teachers in colleges and universities is too frequent. The rapid development of China’s colleges and universities is still expanding the scale of development, which requires more teachers. In the ensuing enterprise competition, university positions are not dominant, mainly in the current life, salary is very important, family expenses, parents, and children’s expenses are getting higher and higher, but the salary of university teachers cannot keep up with the development of the times. At present, one of the problems in colleges and universities is that salary promotion is not friendly to teachers with old qualifications, high academic qualifications, and high professional titles. Therefore, to improve the job satisfaction of college teachers is the only way for the long-term development of colleges and universities. This study investigated the relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance among 341 teachers from N University in Nanning, Guangxi province, China. The independent variable is six factors of job satisfaction, including working environment, salary and promotion, job security, relationship with colleagues, relationship with supervisor, and fairness level. The dependent variable is three factors of employee performance, including enthusiasm, availability, and job engagement. Finally, through data analysis, it was concluded that there was a positive correlation between teachers’ job satisfaction and staff performance in N University.

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