Job demands, job resources and job involvement among teachers in ShanDong China Universities: Basis for work performance model for teachers

Abstract

The respondents were 300 teaching personnel who came from five universities in Shandong Province. Survey questionnaire was used as the data gathering instrument. Results of the study showed that job demands of teachers as to working rhythm, monitoring and problem solving are moderate. The job resources as to relationship with superior has great evidence while the relationship with colleagues and remuneration have moderate evidence. The job involvement among teachers as to group support, participation in decision making and task interdependence is very high.There is a high significant correlation between job demands and job resources as to working rhythm and relationship with colleagues, problem solving and relationship with colleagues, relationship with superior and remuneration. As to job demand and job involvement, it was found out that there is a high correlation between working rhythm and task interdependence, high correlation between work monitoring and group support, participation in decision making and task interdependence and high correlation between problem solving and task interdependence. As to job resources and job involvement, there is a high correlation between relationship with colleagues and participation in decision making and relationship with colleagues and task interdependence. A Teachers' Work Performance Model was developed.