Journal of Student Research 2017

Journal Student Research (Study 1), the following hypotheses were created for the quantitative portion of the research (Study 2):

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H1: Explicit and implicit university staff job satisfaction

will be positively related.

H2: Collaboration, supervision, and compensation will

predict implicit university staff job satisfaction.

H3. Collaboration, supervision, and compensation will

predict explicit university staff job satisfaction.

Study 1 Method

Participants

Four staff members, each from a different department at the UW Stout, were contacted via email to participate in a qualitative interview regarding job satisfaction. Four staff members participated in the qualitative interviews. The staff members varied in age. Three of the four staff members identified as being male. Qualitative Interview Protocol. The qualitative interview protocol was developed by the researchers using the steps outlined by Creswell (2009). The interview protocol was designed after reviewing and examining job satisfaction literature and previous campus climate surveys. This literature led to the development of the following protocol sections: (1) demographic information, (2) interpersonal interaction in the workplace, (3) workload, (4) compensation, (5) job security, and (6) resources. Including demographic items, a total of 17 questions were asked during each interview. An example item from the interview protocol was “Describe how your interactions with your supervisor affects your job satisfaction.” Another example item was “Do you feel like you have the resources required to do your job?” The interviews took place from February 8, 2016 to February 16, 2016. Upon agreeing to participate in the interview, the researchers requested that their interviewees choose the meeting location. This request was made to ensure participants felt as comfortable as possible during the interview process. During each interview, the researcher introduced themselves and the purpose of the project. Next, each participant was provided with a consent form. After consenting to the interview, the Procedure Measures