The Impact of Organizational Support for Career Development and Supervisory Support on Employee Performance: An Empirical Study from Pakistani Academic Sector

Abstract

Many organizations are turning to human resource development to increase their employees’ knowledge, skills, and capabilities so that they can survive. This thrust has raised up career development programs to become an integral part of many organizations’ strategic plans. This research study is focused upon identifying the need and exploring the level of its intensity for career development of employees and its essential relationship with the success of an organization. It is a comparative study whereby the difference in attitude of the organization as a whole towards career development of the individuals has been studied. This study considers the difference in the significance and commitment attached to the individuals’ career development and its integration into the Human Resource Processes and procedures by organizations following different types of management styles. This study analyzes the supportive role of learning organization towards the individuals’ careers while itself moving towards the final stage of development. The organizational support for career development and supervisory support are independent variables and employees’ performance is dependent variable.

Keywords: Organizational support, Employee career development