The Internal Work Environment and Job Alienation: The Case of Faculty Members

https://doi.org/10.28991/ESJ-2024-SIED1-07
Internal Work Environment Job Alienation Faculty Members University.

Authors

  • Rédha Bougherza
    redha.bougherza@ukf.ac.ae
    Department of Sociology, College of Arts, Sciences and Information Technology, University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah,, United Arab Emirates
  • Samia Azieb Department of English, Najran University, Najran,, Saudi Arabia
  • Zezit M. Abdo Noufal Department of Sociology, College of Arts, Sciences and Information Technology, University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah,, United Arab Emirates
  • Mohamed Mallek Department of Communication, College of Arts, Sciences and Information Technology, University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah,, United Arab Emirates
  • Yasser Abderrahmane Laboratory of the Economics of Organizations and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Economics, Commercial and Management Sciences, University of Jijel, 18000 Jijel,, Algeria
  • Imed Eddine Brachene Faculty of Economics, Commercial and Management Sciences, University of Constantine 2 Abdelhamid Mehri, Constantine, 25000,, Algeria
  • Ahmed Menighed Laboratory of Psychological Aplications in the Penal Environement, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Batna1, Batna,, Algeria
Vol. 8 (2024): Special Issue "Current Issues, Trends, and New Ideas in Education"
Special Issue "Current Issues, Trends, and New Ideas in Education"

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The objective of this study is to examine the nature of the relationship between the internal work environment including its all-encompassing dimensions (organizational structure, participation in decision-making, incentives) and job alienation in Higher education institutions through focusing on faculty members at Jijel University in Algeria. That being the case, the study aims to fill a research gap by investigating the underexplored relationship between the Internal Work Environment and Job Alienation, hence while there is ample literature on work alienation, studies specifically focusing on work alienation within higher education institutions through the prism of internal work environment are notably scarce. The study utilized a descriptive approach, employing a survey sampling method to collect data from the target population with a specifically designed questionnaire for this purpose. The questionnaire consisting of 60 items was administered to a randomly selected sample of 167 faculty members at Jijel University. The collected data were analyzed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 22. The study's findings illustrate that faculty members perceive their work environment as inadequate for carrying out their activities, coupled with a notably high level of job alienation. Additionally, the research underscores a significant correlation between the internal work environment, encompassing its various dimensions, and the prevalence of job alienation among faculty members at Jijel University.

 

Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-SIED1-07

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