摘要：The higher education establishments, as well as any other organization, seek to survive in an increasingly competitive market. In this scenario, there is a constant concern for improving the quality of life within the work environment whose aim is to keep workers satisfied. Studies show that the degree of worker’s satisfaction at work is directly related to how committed to the organization he is and also these factors could influence the performance of the worker. Therefore both the worker’s satisfaction and the organization commitment are of great importance since these higher education establishments are responsible for promoting the exchange of knowledge through teaching. The objective of the present research is to analyze the relationship between degree of satisfaction and affective commitment organizational of university teachers of the Accounting´s course. The group used on this research was made of by accounting professors of two higher education establishments that hold the highest evaluation grades in Ceará. It was concluded that the satisfaction and the affective commitment have moderate levels of positive correlation between them. In addition, the skills and knowledge related to the work as well as peer relationship are determinant factors of their level of satisfaction within work.
其他摘要：The higher education establishments, as well as any other organization, seek to survive in an increasingly competitive market. In this scenario, there is a constant concern for improving the quality of life within the work environment whose aim is to keep workers satisfied. Studies show that the degree of worker’s satisfaction at work is directly related to how committed to the organization he is and also these factors could influence the performance of the worker. Therefore both the worker’s satisfaction and the organization commitment are of great importance since these higher education establishments are responsible for promoting the exchange of knowledge through teaching. The objective of the present research is to analyze the relationship between degree of satisfaction and affective commitment organizational of university teachers of the Accounting´s course. The group used on this research was made of by accounting professors of two higher education establishments that hold the highest evaluation grades in Ceará. It was concluded that the satisfaction and the affective commitment have moderate levels of positive correlation between them. In addition, the skills and knowledge related to the work as well as peer relationship are determinant factors of their level of satisfaction within work.
