Effectiveness of Orientation Programmes Offered for the Employees of Public Sector Universities of Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of orientation programmes offered by the educational management at higher level for the faculty members in understanding the work roles. The objectives of the study were; to assess the effectiveness of orientation programmes for developing work role clarity; to explore the difference between male and female employees in provision of orientation programme; to explore the difference between male and female employees in work role clarity and to explore the difference between different universities in orientation programmes offered to its employees. The population of the research was based on all the faculty members serving in the public sector universities of Punjab. There were 21 Higher Education Commission recognized universities located in Punjab and 6829 faculty members were serving in these 21 universities. Random sampling technique was used to select the sample for the research. 350 faculty members were selected randomly from seven universities located in different cities of Punjab. The data was collected with the help of a questionnaire based on three sections (Demographic, Orientation and Work Role Clarity). The collected data were analyzed with the help of SPSS 21 Edition. The results showed that the orientation programmes offered to the employees of the universities were not effective for developing work role clarity. There was no significant difference between the responses of male and female respondents with respect to the receiving of orientation programmes and work role clarity. However there was significant difference between the universities of Punjab in the use of orientation programmes and employee’s work role clarity.

Keywords: Orientation and Work Role Clarity.