THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF COMMITMENT BETWEEN SOFT HR PRACTICES AND JOB PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS FROM SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this study between soft human resource practices and job performance. was to study the mediating effect of commitment Design/Methodology/Approach - Non-probabilistic, convenience sampling was done from 398 teachers belonging to government, private and NGO based schools in Karachi. Regression analysis was used to test the developed hypotheses. Findings - Organization commitment tends to partially arbitrate the relationship between soft HR practices such that autonomy, workload, work-life balance and job performance. However, the relationship of the three is positive with job performance in terms of direct association. Research Limitations/Implications - The study is narrow, only to the school teachers in Karachi and cannot be generalized to other cities as yet, the sampling done was convenient sampling due to the time constraint and most importantly, the technological bander in terms ofthe questionnaire was faced. Practical implications — The study indicates a dire need to improve the working conditions of the teachers in terms of autonomy and work-life balance in order to increase the job performance. Originality/Value - Even though this study is based on a research paper published before, the originality lies in the mediating variable, organization commitment, which have not been studied before in this framework. Moreover, the study contributes to the body of knowledge generated while studying the teachers’ job performance and also how things could be improved in Karachi.