%0 Journal Article %J Innovative Higher Education %D 2018 %T International Faculty Perceptions of Departmental Climate and Workplace Satisfaction %A Ketevan Mamiseishvili %A Donghun Lee %X

Although the variability in the definitions and immigration status of international academics makes it challenging to provide the exact number of foreign-born faculty members teaching and conducting research in U.S. postsecondary institutions, all data accounts have pointed to a steady growth in this segment of the professoriate. This study used data from the 2011-2014 Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey to examine international faculty members’ satisfaction with autonomy, interactions with colleagues, departmental climate, and recognition and the effect of these elements upon the overall workplace satisfaction of international faculty members relative to their U.S. citizen peers.

This study helps identify factors that can enhance international faculty members’ satisfaction in order to aid institutions in their efforts not only to recruit the best talent but also to support and retain such talent.

 

%B Innovative Higher Education %V 43 %P 323–338 %G eng %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-018-9432-4 %N 5