Over the past decade, it is assumed that positive attitude toward work lead to job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has been considered to be crucial for organizational success. This in turn enhances performance of individual and brings about innovation and development. Based on this phenomenon, the current study is aimed to explain an empirically the effect of attitude toward work, job satisfaction on non Saudi academic members of higher education performance. The data was collected through closed on line questionnaires with 1-5 Likert scale. Questionnaire consists of 24 items, the participants were (360) academic teaching staff employed at higher education institutions .in order to ensure the questionnaire validity, Cranach’s alpha coefficient was 0.94, indicating high reliability. The data are analyzed using several statistical techniques to test the stated hypotheses. Descriptive statistical measures are used to describe the study's sample characteristics. Multiple regression analysis is used to find the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable. About the Originality/Value of this research to our knowledge, no study has empirically explained the effect of attitude toward work, job satisfaction on non Saudi academic members of higher education institutions performance. Result showed all the independent variable has significant effect dependent variables. And recommendation for future research and limitations of this study are proposed.
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