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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES AND JOB PERFORMANCE AT COLLEGE LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-IV).12      10.31703/ger.2019(IV-IV).12      Published : Dec 2019

Relationship between Conflict Management Styles and Job Performance at College Level

Abstract

    Objective of the present study was to investigate relationship between conflict management styles and teachers' job performance at college level. Study was quantitative in nature and correlation research design was used to find out relationship between the variables. Population of the study was comprised of all the college teachers in district Lahore. Sample was selected on convenient basis, where 100 male and 100 female college teachers were selected as a sample. Two survey questionnaires were used in this study to collect data. One instrument was based on conflict management styles. Reliability of conflict management styles was .87 and job performance .77 respectively. Findings of the study concluded that there was significant strong positive correlation found between conflict management styles and teachers' job performance at college level. It was revealed that there was significant difference of male and female college teachers' perceptions found regarding conflict management styles and teachers' job performance.

    Conflict management styles, Job performance, College level

    (1) Aroona Hashmi
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fasiha Altaf
    Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Tanvir Kiyani
    Researcher
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