SEARCH ARTICLE

11 Pages : 95-105

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).11      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).11      Published : Mar 2021

Organizational Attributes as Determinant of Women Academicians' Career Development in Multan (Pakistan)

    The study aims to explore Organizational attributes and their relation to career development. The career development of females was necessary for the country's economic progress. The data was collected through questionnaires from universities and two college female academic staff. The sample size was determined through a multi-stage sampling technique. The total sample size of the study was 301. The data were analyzed by applying simple linear regression. The findings of the study show that there are many issues related to the career development of females in organizational, but some have great influence such as Organizational/institutional behavior towards female employment, recognition of their work, standers of success, workplace harassment, biased attitude, glass ceiling, and transportation problems. Further researches must explore this problem at a broad level and include other sector female employees to identify their problems in career development. The government must formulate female-friendly policies to make it easier for females to work outside the home

    Organizational Structure, Organizational Attributes, Career Development, Glass Ceiling, Work Place Environment
    (1) Saima Afzal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nida Sheeza Rafi
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Norina Jabeen
    PhD Scholar, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

33 Pages : 320-328

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).33      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).33      Published : Mar 2021

Mentoring Functions and Job Satisfaction: Moderating Role of Cognitive Based Trust

    This study is to find out an attempt to verify the mentoring role of trust between mentoring function received and work attitude. For this purpose, national and international level NGOs working in multisectorial of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been selected through stratified sampling techniques. 273 questionnaires were distributed among various employees in selected Districts. Out of which, 246 questionnaires were included for research analysis purposes. The responses of the respondents were measured through a structured questionnaire having a five-point Likert scale. Mentoring function has been found as a dependent variable, while work attitude has been termed as the independent variable. Mentoring function has been further categorized into two subclasses, i.e. career development and psychological support and work attitude have further elaborated into job satisfaction. It can be included that career support and psychological support are significant with job satisfaction, and there is a positive relationship between dependent and independent variables.

    Mentoring Function, Career Development, Psychological Support, Work Attitudes, Job Satisfaction
    (1) Tahir Hassan
    Ph.D. Scholar, Qurtuba University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Sajid Rahman Khattak
    Assistant Professor, IBMS, The University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.