Abstract: This descriptive study aimed to determine the managerial practices of administrators among Higher Education Institutions in Western Visayas and their influence on faculty work satisfaction, commitment and productivity for SY 2013-2014. The subjects of the study were 61 administrators and 297 faculty selected through proportionate clustered sampling from 15 HEIs in Western Visayas. The researcher’s made questionnaires which were subjected to validity and reliability testing were used to gather the data. The statistical tools used in this study were the mean, standard deviations, frequency, percentage, t-test, One-Way ANOVA and the Pearson’s product-moment coefficient of correlation set at 0.05 alpha levels. The findings revealed that the managerial practices of administrators in planning, both when taken as a whole and when grouped as to antecedent variables were: incorporating the institutions’ vision, mission, and goals; making plans and decisions according to the policies, guidelines and CHED Memo Orders and conducting meetings to discuss performance , accomplishments, plans and problems. In organizing, the prevalent practices of administrators were assigning tasks to qualified subordinates; disseminating information that helps in preventing resistance to change and motivating staff members to work towards the achievement of goals. In leading, the most prevalent managerial practices of administrators were acting as model of the group; leading all operations of the school and empowering members to achieve results. Moreover, in staffing, the most prevalent practices of administrators were hiring the best qualified personnel; forming selection committee and checking, commenting and approving the schedule prepared by the department heads and coordinators. In controlling, when administrators among HEIs were taken as a whole and when grouped as to antecedent variables, their dominant managerial practices were setting policies, procedures in work standards to obtain quality output; taking appropriate actions in response to approved policies and procedures, guidelines or code of conduct. Generally, the level of work satisfaction of faculty when grouped as to antecedent variables revealed that older, male, single, those with doctorate degree, those with shorter and longer length of service and those respondents from private HEIs had very high level of work satisfaction, while their counterparts had high level of satisfaction. The level of commitment and productivity of faculty revealed that when respondents were grouped as to antecedent variables all respondents have high level of commitment and productivity while as to educational attainment, those with doctoral degree had very high level of commitment and productivity. The results also showed that in planning, no significant differences were noted in the managerial practices of administrators in all categories except in civil status and in educational attainment. The managerial practices of married administrators were significantly lower compared to those of single administrators and the practices of administrators holding Baccalaureate degree with M.A. units and those with M. A. degree were significantly lower compared to those with Doctorate degree. Thus, the null hypothesis was statistically rejected. Moreover, no significant differences were noted in the practices of administrators in organizing, leading, staffing and controlling in all categories thus, the null hypothesis was accepted but as to educational attainment significant differences were noted in all managerial functions, hence, the null hypothesis was statistically rejected.No significant difference on the level of faculty work satisfaction, commitment and productivity was noted when respondents were grouped as to antecedent variables except in educational attainment where managerial practices of administrators holding Baccalaureate degree with M.A. units was significantly lower compared to those with Doctorate degree.In productivity however, significant difference was noted as to type of institution. The result revealed that the productivity level among public HEIs was significantly lower compared to that of private HEIs. The Pearson product correlation coefficient test revealed that the managerial practices in planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling have statistically significant relationship with work satisfaction, commitment and productivity. The findings implied that managerial practices of administrators among HEIs in WV have positive relationship to work satisfaction, commitment and productivity. The results further suggested that the managerial practices implemented by administrators in their respective institution explain the work satisfaction, commitment and productivity of the faculty members.
Keywords: managerial practices, administrators, work satisfaction, commitment, productivity.
Title: Managerial Practices of Administrators among Higher Education Institutions in Western Visayas: Their Influence on Faculty Work Satisfaction, Commitment and Productivity
Author: Teresita Descarial-Sina-on
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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