Soft skills and their role in enhancing job performance: An analytic study of opinions of a sample of teachers at the College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul
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- June 3, 2023
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Ahmed Hussain Hassan Aljarjari & Zaynab Rabei Mohammed Aldubooni
ABSTRACT
The current study seeks to clarify the relationship between soft skills and job performance. The study aimed first at clarifying the theoretical frameworks for soft skills and job performance, in terms of clarifying and defining their concepts and dimensions. After that, it moves to measure the soft skills through its dimensions: communication, decision-taking and problem-solving, time management, teamwork, leadership and working under pressure. Moreover, measuring performance by adopting the questionnaire method. The field of our study was framed in the College of Administration and Economics at the University of Mosul, while the sample consisted of a group of 136 teachers. To perform the statistical analysis, a set of statistical methods were used which are: Cronbach’s alpha, Steven K. Thompson, average, weighted mean, standard deviation, variance, R2, correlation and affection. The results showed that there is a high relationships between study variables. The results of the linear regression analysis showed a positive significant effect, in addition to our monitoring of the variance relationship, by adopting SPSS V. 25. In light that, we reached a set of conclusions. The most prominent conclusion is upgrading of the soft skills levels of individuals, reflected positively in their performance levels. Then, a set of suggestions were presented.
Keywords: Soft Skills, Job Performance, Communication, Decision-Taking, Time Management, Teamwork, Leadership, Working under Pressure
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 1-22
DOI: 10.52113/6/2023-13-1/1-22
