Relationship between Management Skills and Emotional Stability of Middle-Level Managers in Public Sector Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between management skills and the emotional stability of heads of teaching departments in public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. By using the stratified random sampling method 122 heads of teaching departments were selected as the sample of the study from six public sector universities of the province. For data collection, a questionnaire was developed after reviewing related literature from the previous studies comprising seven management skills and emotional stability. The questionnaire was validated through a panel of experts. The reliability of the questionnaire was established through inter inter-item consistency method (Cronbach’s alpha) which was found to be 0.880 and 0.804 for management skills and emotional stability respectively. The findings revealed that heads of teaching departments had above-average levels of managerial skills and emotional stability respectively. The results also revealed that a positive moderate significant relationship was found between management skills and emotional stability of heads of teaching at public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It was recommended that continuous in-service training in the area of managerial skills be provided to heads of teaching departments so that they may be able to utilize physical, human, and capital resources for the achievement of departmental goals. Furthermore, they may also be provided ample chances of training opportunities to maintain emotional balance under stressful situations and respond accordingly.