The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support on Job Performance Among Administrative Staff of Newly-Built University in China

Peng Wan* and Khaliza Saidin
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Peng Wan*: School of Education and Modern Languages, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia Department of Human Resources, Yibin University, China

Research Journal of Education, 2018, vol. 4, issue 9, 151-154

Abstract: In the context of the popularization of higher education and the emergence of a large number of newly-built universities in China, it is important to improve the job performance of administrative for newly-built university effectiveness and outcomes. According to perceived organizational support (POS) theory and relevant research review, POS is considered to be a key factor in improving job performance. However, there is still some research found that POS could not affect job performance directly and researchers are less concerned about university administrative staff. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of perceived organizational support on job performance among administrative staff of newly-built university in China. An online questionnaire was adopted in the study to collect data, and a total of 426 administrative staff participated in the survey. After data analysis by SPSS, the findings indicated that the level of POS and job performance among administrative staff is slightly low. The findings also revealed that a positive correlation exists between POS and job performance, and the POS has significant effect on job performance. The study further discussed the findings and recommended that more organizational support should be provided by newly-built universities in order to improve the job performance of administrative staff.

Keywords: Perceived organizational support; Job performance; Administrative staff; Newly-built University; China. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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