Comparative Analysis of Leadership Skills, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Among Head of the Department and Teachers in the Selected Public Sector Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find the level of leadership skills, job performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the head of the department and teachers in the selected public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Using a stratified random sampling method, 92 heads of teaching departments and 306 teachers were selected randomly from nine universities (already divided into three clusters (Northern, Central and Southern clusters). Field data has been collected through adapted questionnaires using a 5-point Likert scale. The analysis of the data has been made using leadership skills with three constructs and 18 items, job performance with two constructs and 16 items, job satisfaction with three constructs and 17 items and organizational commitment with three constructs and 18 items. Reliability has been assessed through the inter-item consistency method i.e., Cronbach’s alpha was found 0.956 for leadership skills, 0.965 for job performance, 0.944 for job satisfaction, and 0.955 for organizational commitment respectively. The findings reveal that the perception of heads of teaching departments and teachers is above average levels for leadership skills, job performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment respectively. The results further reveal that there is no significant difference between the perception of HODs and teachers regarding the leadership skills of HODs and the job performance of teachers. However, the differences have been found in the perception of HODs and teachers regarding compensation and job security due to the priorities and responsibilities and the perception of HODS and teachers has been found the same on Affective and Normative Commitment but different on continuous commitment.