Determinants of Teachers' Job Performance: A Case of Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology, China
Keywords:
Organizational Commitment, Innovative Work Behaviour, Big Five Personality Traits, Job Satisfaction, Job PerformanceAbstract
Purpose: The research examines how eight independent variables (organizational commitment, innovative work behavior, big five personality traits, job satisfaction) impact the dependent variable (Job Performance). Furthermore, the study seeks to identify significant differences between these variables. Research design, data, and methodology: The study utilized the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) to assess validity and conducted a pilot test for reliability using Cronbach's Alpha (n=30). Analysis was performed on 108 valid responses from teachers at Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology, employing multiple linear regression to confirm the significant relationships between variables. Subsequently, a group of 30 teachers underwent a 12-week Intervention Design Implementation (IDI). Post-IDI and pre-IDI quantitative results were then subjected to paired-sample t-tests for comparison. Results: The results show that organizational commitment, innovative work behavior, Big five personality traits, and job satisfaction all have significant effects on job performance, and all hypotheses are supported. The paired-sample t-test results revealed a significant difference in teachers' job performance between the post-IDI and pre-IDI stages. Conclusions: The key variables need to be emphasized and strengthened, to effectively improve the job performance of teachers in Zhanjiang University of Science and Technology, China.
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