LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES AND WORK ENGAGEMENT MATTER TO ENHANCE JOB PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMICIANS

Abstract

Job performance has become a foremost phenomenon of modern age. It can be enhanced by effective leadership. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of leadership attributes and work engagement on performance of teaching faculty. In this study the teaching faculty from public secondary school in Hafizabad was selected as population while 289 respondents were administered as sample which were selected by simple random sampling technique. The questionnaire was used for the collection of research data by adopting survey method. In order to analyze the research objectives SPSS was administered. The results indicated that leadership attributes and work engagement had moderate association with performance of teachers. Moreover, leadership attributes and work engagement had predictor of job performance. Whereas, leadership attributes had more significant effect on job performance than that of work engagement. This study is beneficial for educational management to implement the innovative policies with the engagement of employees.