Impact of Administrative Practices and Effective of Employee Performance: An Empirical Study among Public University Employees in Pakistan

Abstract

Past studies have been conducted to examine the effects of administrative practices on Employees’ job Performance in developed countries but only rare researches were directed in developing countries like Pakistan. Pakistan is still lacking behind to conduct the research in the administrative practices. This study mainly focuses on the education sector. The study is descriptive in its nature. In this study population was comprised of all employees from public Universities in Punjab, Pakistan. 180 respondents were selected through stratified random sampling approach from 6 public universities. The Data was collected through questionnaire contained 5-point Likert scale arrangement. Administrative practices were an independent variable whereas job satisfaction of the employees was a dependent variable. The two questionnaires (administrative practices and job performance) were developed for this study. The main dimensions included in administrative practices were compensation, training & development, career planning and recruitment selection. On the other hand, the main dimensions in job performance questionnaire were quality of work, productivity, knowledge of job and interpersonal relations. There were total 32 questions. The result of the study showed that there was strong and positive effect of administrative practices on job performance of the employees at university level.