Abstract
Performance of academicians negatively associated with job stress and many other factors most obvious are institutional and personal characteristics of academia. Academia performs assigned tasks within their position and expected roles at universities. Qualitative research study was conducted to assess the perception of academicians about organizational and personal aspects. A purposive sample of 60 participants as academia heads and academia (teachers) from eight public sector universities were targeted. Semi-structured face to face and telephonic interviews were conducted by using interview guide/checklist with open statements for getting different perception and working experience of academia heads as (Deans, Department Heads, InCharge), and of academia (teachers). Data were recorded in the form of mobile recorder and written notes. Transcripts were written and thematic analysis was used to analyze the data for important themes relevant to research objectives. Results of research shows that academia heads assign different tasks to academia, sometime oppose the interest of academia, may create stressful situation. Academia heads have diverse responsibilities to take part in different activities to obtain institutional goals, based on their domain, also face some stress. It was suggested that academia heads must assign work according to academia interest; knowledge and domain, also need to take investigate reasons of disappointment among academia. Work overload and autonomy need urgent concentration.
Highlights
Working performance of academia is related with many institutional factors and personal characteristics of academic staff
Others are defined stress as individuals reactions toward working environment that is seem to be emotionally and morally threatening, perceived by different individuals (Ivancevich and Matteson, 2002; Jamal, 2005),degree of stress negatively affect the performance of academia (Zafar et al, 2015), as Prerna and Agarwal, (2015) states that job stress consist of different level, sometime medium, low or high affect the job performance, affected by work over load, role conflict and work ambiguity
Limited studies are available on this topic related to academia heads and teacher perception about job stress and working performance
Summary
Working performance of academia is related with many institutional factors and personal characteristics of academic staff. Meeting increasing demand of technological change, universities are working in Punjab under control of Higher Education Commission that consists of degree awarding institutions DAI’s (Worl Bank, 2007). Institutions demand more intensive work from their academia in research, teaching and administration, create stress among academia regarding research productivity as well (Ghabban et al 2019). Job stress is defined as external harmful factors at work place create bad environment, for issue may be social, psychological and physical in nature (Greenberg and Baron, 2007). Others are defined stress as individuals reactions toward working environment that is seem to be emotionally and morally threatening, perceived by different individuals (Ivancevich and Matteson, 2002; Jamal, 2005),degree of stress negatively affect the performance of academia (Zafar et al, 2015), as Prerna and Agarwal, (2015) states that job stress consist of different level, sometime medium, low or high affect the job performance, affected by work over load, role conflict and work ambiguity
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