CORRELATION BETWEEN JOB INVOLVEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (HEIS) IN MADHYA PRADESH

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of job involvement on employee performance among 350 faculty members from public and private universities and colleges in Madhya Pradesh, India. The Lodahl and Kejner scale measured job involvement and employee performance through a 16-item research-developed scale. The results of the correlation and regression analysis showed that job involvement had a significant positive relationship with self-reported employee performance. Negligible differences emerged in job involvement and performance levels based on gender or public/private institutional status. The findings imply that enhancing faculty job involvement can boost workplace productivity. Keywords: Employee Performance, Higher Educational Institutions, Madhya Pradesh.