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Title DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISON OF DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

Author(s) Talat Anjum

Abstract This study scrutinized the deviant workplace behaviour of employees due to organizational and personal factors and compared it demographically. In demographic variation gender, age group, qualification, nature of job, designation, total years of teaching experience, total years of teaching experience in current organization and salary of the respondents were taken. University teachers’ responses were taken on deviant workplace behaviour as absenteeism and job turn over due to organizational and personal factors. Independent variables included (i) organizational factors consisted of compensation, working conditions, recognition and training whereas (ii) personal factors comprised of health issues, distance from workplace, family issues and conveyance. Dependent variable encompassed absenteeism and job turnover as deviant workplace behaviour. The study adopted exploratory sequential mixed method approach. The data was collected and analysed in two stages. Phase I was qualitative study analysis of semi-structured interview and phase II was quantitative study analysis of survey questionnaire. After that data was triangulated to get in-depth findings. Sample of the study for quantitative questionnaire was 330, randomly selected teachers from public universities. Whereas 15 participants were selected through convenience sample for semi-structured interview. Results of the study showed that employees show deviant workplace behaviour due to organizational factors and there is significant relationship among the variables demographically. As the teachers having total work experience from six to ten were inclined towards both job turn over and absenteeism due to organizational factors i.e. training, compensation and working conditions. It was also found out that teachers having salary package from 60 to 70 thousand rupees showed inclination towards absenteeism as deviant workplace behaviour due to training and recognition. It is suggested that congenial and conducive working environment, promotion of just culture and development of good employees’ relationship may help to overcome deviant workplace behaviour and for better teaching environment as building up the personality and social norms among students, teachers play a vital role. Furthermore, management may provide a collaborative workplace by giving equal chances of professional development.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2021-11-23

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