Influence of Psychological Contract on Faculty Performance of Public, Deemed and Private Universities in Karnataka
Author Name : IMPA B J and R Mahesh
The psychological contract is one of the most important notions in the field of HR. The Psychological Contract is quite different to a physical contract or document – it represents the notion of ‘relationship’ or ‘trust’ or ‘understanding’ which can exist for one or a number of Faculty, instead of a tangible piece of paper or legal document which might be different from one Faculty to another.
The education sector in India is developing at a faster rate because of its dynamism and impact on improved life style, societal concern and shaping the career of younger generation of a country. Psychological contract is possessing challenges in front of education sector to acquire engage and retain the talented and capable academicians. Psychological contract have a role to play in productivity and performance of academicians. Psychological contract enhances job satisfaction, motivation, honesty, creativity, commitment and innovative teaching practices which will ultimately lead to increased Faculty performance. Hence the study considered University’s exceptions, Faculty’s expectations from the job and its fulfillment. The study considered the dimensions of psychological contract as independent variable and Faculty performance would be dependent variable.
This study is focused on determining the correlation between psychological contract factors, such as commitment, trust, empowerment, being creative, and faculty safety and security, and faculty performance.
Psychological contract has become main reason for motivation, commitment, trust, job satisfaction and empowerment among academicians and affecting their performance psychological contract in organization encourages Faculty members to be themselves and allow them to perform better. Psychological contract motivate Faculty for achieving organization objectives and develops positive attitude towards job.