CONFLICT AND COMMITMENT OF FAMILY ORIENTED FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This research aims to examine work family conflict and organizational commitment of family oriented faculty members as factors affecting job performance in Pakistan. In order to conduct the study, sample of 326 married faculty members was obtained through questionnaires distributed in 6 public sector universities located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Correlation and regression analysis were used to test three research hypotheses proposed on the basis of research framework. Findings of the research detected that only one hypothesis was proven to be true while other two hypotheses were not accepted. Results showed that there exist no significant relationship between work family conflict and job performance. However, there is a positive relationship between organizational commitment and job performance of faculty. Moreover, work family conflict does not moderate the relationship of organizational commitment and job performance. This research has some limitations which provide foundation for future researches. These limitations include consideration of only married faculty members, focusing only public sector universities, using self reported measure and considering only two antecedents of job performance. This study will aid future researches in terms of a comprehensive faculty job performance scale. It will also assist academicians, practitioners and management policy makers.