The aim of this study is to discuss the work satisfaction in higher education faculties in Turkey. With this purpose in mind, a survey entitled "A Study of Academic Mobility" was applied. The survey consists of several independent variables such as organizational commitment, demographic information, role ambiguity, income satisfaction, work stress measures, motivation and other variables. Among these variables, the effects of gender and type of university on the intention to leave jobs were especially focused on. The results were compared using the Chi square test and graphical analysis. This study focused on work satisfaction and intention to leave within the context of gender and type of university being worked at. On this study, what we found out is that, for academicians, the factors that has a key importance on their intentions to quit their jobs are also the very same factors that are related to satisfaction or dissatisfaction in regard to the organization. There is a significant relationship between work satisfaction and intention of quitting. We have seen that no matter what gender they are, academicians who work for government tend to leave their jobs more than private sector workers. On the other hand regardless of the type of institutions, there are dıfferent factors become prominent for different genders as far as quitting their jobs.
Key words: Academician, Job satisfaction, Quitting job. JEL Codes: B20, B21, C01. Article Language: EnglishTurkish
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