Organizational environment and job satisfaction at the Departamento de Geografía e Historia del Instituto Pedagógico de Miranda José Manuel Siso Martínez

Abstract

This descriptive study is intended to determine the organizational environment and the job satisfaction level of the teachers working at the Departamento de Geografia e Historia from the Instituto Pedagógico de Miranda José Manuel Siso Martínez. A questionnaire was applied for the diagnosis. Results show that teacher's job satisfaction level is high, and the relationship between organizational environment and the job satisfaction level is significant for leadership, team work cohesion, motivation, cornmunication, and participation in decision-making. Some actions, planned by the departmental and institutional management, are to be applied to promote some changes on the organizational environment and the teachers' job satisfaction in order to efficientIy increase productivity.