IMPACT OF MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION STYLES ON TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITIES
Abstract
Communication style refers to the preferred mode of linguistic and nonverbal behavior with respect to giving and receiving information in specific situations. Job satisfaction is a positive or negative feeling, and employees see how they feel about their work and the different aspects of their work. The present study aims to investigate the impact of managerial communication styles on teacher’s job satisfaction. In this study descriptive research design was used. For collecting data survey design was used. Major objectives of the study were to find out the existing Managerial communication style in public sector universities and assess the impact of managerial communication style on teacher’s job satisfaction in public sector universities. In order to select representative sample from the target population, 40 teachers and 10 heads were selected from one public sector university of Islamabad. Research findings revealed that that Dominant managerial communication style had the highest mean, whereas Friendly managerial communication style had the lowest mean score. Findings also suggest that a significant positive correlation exist between job satisfaction and communication styles which include friendly, attentive, relax, expressive, dramatic and open managerial styles.
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