Motivación y satisfacción laboral de docentes en gastronomía de institutos de Lima

In Peru, over the last 20 years, technical higher education centers have been created due to the demand to meet the needs of the market, however, within this context, the working conditions of the teaching staff of these centers may vary, and therefore, this article aimed to determine the relationship between motivation and job satisfaction of teachers in technological higher education institutions in Lima. From a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional and non-experimental design in which a form on job satisfaction based on Herzberg’s Hygiene Theory with 16 items and the Work Motivation Questionnaire CMT of 15 factors of motivation for work, in a total of 75 items, were applied to 77 teachers for motivation. Among the results, it was obtained that there is no significant relationship between motivation and job satisfaction of teachers, despite the fact that they present a medium level motivation. This shows that the teachers are satisfied, however, the institutions should take appropriate measures so that there is synergy with the institutional objectives.