Impacts of Self-Efficacy on Organizational Commitment of Academicians

Abstract

Self-efficacy [SE] and organizational commitment [OC] have been identified by the researchers as interdependent where the role of SE in changing employees’ motivation is more critical and decisive in the performance of employees. Teachers SE in the work environment is also underlined as the major determinant of teachers’ OC at all levels of education. This becomes more obvious at the higher level education like universities because teaching at university level is far more intellectually demanding and thus challenging as compared to the lower levels of education at college or schools. This paper is the part of thesis written on the relationships between SE and OC of teachers at the University level. The field data was collected from the Academicians in Gomal and Qurtuba Universities of Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan. The results verify the role of SE in modifying the teachers’ level of commitment to their job.

Keywords: Self-Efficacy [SE], Organizational-Commitment [OC]