www.aensi.in /Index in Cosmos ISSN 0025-1348 (P), 2456-1356 (O) UGC APPROVED 533 The research journal of social sciences June 2019 volume 10 number 6 Impact of Organisational and Psychological Factors on the Job Satisfaction of Professors in Private Universities in India Dr. Debastuti Dasgupta Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Adamas University Barasat, Kolkata, Pin:700126 & Dr. Alok Kumar Sahai Associate Professor, Faculty of Management Studies Sri Sri University, Cuttack- 754006 Received: 12 May Revised: 19 May Accepted: 25 May Abstract The study examined organisational and psychological factors as correlates of job satisfaction of faculty members in private university libraries. Descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The total population of the study comprised of 307 respondents in the 18 private universities in the Northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. A seven-point questionnaire was adopted for collecting data from the professors.The data collected was used to run the regression analysis for the four factors The results of the study showed that organisational factors (organisational culture and organisational commitment) are stronger correlates of job satisfaction among faculty members in private university in India than psychological factors (work motivation and self-esteem). Keywords:- Job Satisfaction, Organisational Culture, Organisational Factors, Psychological Factors. 1. Introduction Job satisfaction is an important variable that has attracted researchers‟ attention with a view to unearthing hidden but existing factors influencing the construct. According to Zhang and Venkatesh (2014), research on job satisfaction using a variety of theoretical perspectives, such as personality, job characteristics and social networks, has been carried out. The progress made using these theoretical perspectives notwithstanding, job satisfaction has remained a construct attracting huge investment from organisations. Yaya (2007) citing Vroom (1964) observes that the satisfaction of a person on a job is considered a function of two different variables―the ability, skill or intelligence of the individual to perform the job and his/her motivation to use the ability or intelligence in the actual satisfaction of the job. From this viewpoint, satisfaction according to the author is the product of intelligence and motivation. To be an excellent organisation, Saetang et. Al (2010) state that workers‟ job satisfaction remains an important factor to push forward. They pointed out that an organisation failure also depends, to a large extent, on the job satisfaction of the individuals in that organisation. This is consequent upon the fact that several factors prompt employees to go above and beyond to produce great work which can positively affect an organization‟s overall output (Kaufman, Christensen and Newton, 2015). This may