Multiple Causal Pathways to University Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: A TOE-Based Configurational Analysis

Xianyun Wu; Xihao Chang

doi:10.2991/978-2-38476-523-2_49

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Multiple Causal Pathways to University Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: A TOE-Based Configurational Analysis

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Xianyun Wu¹, Xihao Chang¹^{, *}

¹The School of Management Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: 13156348990@163.com

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Xihao Chang

Available Online 29 December 2025.

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Keywords: University teachers; Job satisfaction; TOE framework; fsQCA
Abstract: This study focuses on the job satisfaction of university teachers in China, aiming to explore the driving mechanisms of multiple configurations of institutional and psychological factors. Against the backdrop of digital transformation, the construction of the “Double First-Class” initiative, and intensifying performance pressure, based on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, five core variables—Resource Sufficiency, Technological Empowerment, Procedural Justice, Organizational Support, and Social Pressure—were selected. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) was adopted to conduct research on data from 210 valid questionnaires. Proposes innovative differentiated policy combinations, identified three key driving pathways. The study reveals the equifinality characteristic of university teachers’ job satisfaction, providing a theoretical basis and practical reference for universities to formulate differentiated improvement strategies.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on New Media Development and Modernised Education (NMDME 2025)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 29 December 2025
ISBN: 978-2-38476-523-2
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-523-2_49 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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