Exploring the Role of Psychological Empowerment in Enhancing Career Satisfaction among Academics Staff: A Pilot Study in Malaysian Research Universities

The study examines the influence of psychological empowerment on career satisfaction among academic staff in Malaysian Research Universities. 101 respondents were involved in this study collected from, and a questionnaire was used to collect the data. Next, the data was analysed using SPSS and Smart PLS Software statistical software. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant impact of psychological empowerment on academics staffs career satisfaction. The result signified that empowering practice fosters relational interactions that cultivate mutual trust, meaningful work, and delegation of power and thus increasing the sense of personal consequences of academics at work. As a consequence, implementation of empowerment boosts the best interest to satisfy academics staff careers. Hence, the higher institutions of learning can develop strategies to increase career satisfaction by identifying suitable empowerment practices.