THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT, PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT, AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG EMPLOYEES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PALESTINE (WEST BANK) رسالة دكتوراة

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the relationship between management commitment, psychological empowerment, and job performance among academic employees in higher education institutions in Palestine. A total of 665 academics were recruited from several public and private universities in West Bank, in which the stratified sampling method was adopted to select universities. Data were collected utilizing a self-structured questionnaire consisting of a management commitment scale, psychological empowerment instrument, and individual work performance questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyze data. Findings demonstrated that participants reported moderate levels of management commitment and job performance (M=3.44, SD+0.85 out of 5; M=2.46, SD+ 0.79 out of 5, respectively) and agreeable levels of psychological empowerment (M=4.40, SD + 1.49 out of 7). Management commitment and psychological empowerment positively correlated with job performance (p < 0.01). However, management commitment had a direct influence on job performance and management commitment had a relationship with psychological empowerment (p < 0.01). Job performance differed according to gender, academic rank, and university type, where being male, had lower academic rank, and working in private universities had higher job performance. Thus, strategies should be carried out to enhance management commitment and psychological empowerment to improve job performance among academic staff.

Keywords: Higher education institutions, Job performance, Management commitment, Psychological empowerment, West Bank.