THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HRM PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITIES OF KARACHI

Abstract

Purpose: The education sector of Karachi has become dynamic and a large number of people have now started to pursue their career in the field ofteaching. In this regard, there is a great need to draw attention towards the human resource aspect ofthe educational institutions as it is extremely imperative to sustain high performance of the teachers. HRM practices can have a profound impact on the level of performance and it is necessary to ensure that teachers are intrinsically motivated to perform theirjobs. Specifically, this research has been conducted to examine the mediating effect ofintrinsic motivation on the relation between HRM practices and employee performance in the business administration universities ofKarachi. Methodology & Design: The study being primary and quantitative in nature relied on the responses of teachers belonging to seven different universities of Karachi. A structured questionnaire had been adopted from two previous studies by Tessema & Soeters (2006) and Karatepe (2006) which comprised of 8 items and a total of 37 questions. A sample size of 384 was taken while non-probability convenient sampling was used as the sampling technique. Moreover, the demographic profile of participants differed in terms of their gender, age education and experience