Manuscript Title:

THE IMPACT OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN ENHANCING THE EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN PRIVATE JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE

Author:

AHMED FAWAZ MALKAWI, OSAMA ABDUL-MUNIM ALI, ALA JABER MATARNEH, MOHAMMAD.T.BATAINEH, THABET BANI-HANI

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/UC9M7

Published : 2022-12-10

About the author(s)

1. AHMED FAWAZ MALKAWI - Faculty of Business, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
2. OSAMA ABDUL-MUNIM ALI - Faculty of Business, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
3. ALA JABER MATARNEH - Faculty of Business and Finance, the World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan.
4. MOHAMMAD.T.BATAINEH - Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
5. THABET BANI-HANI - Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Irbid National University, Jordan.

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Abstract

The study mainly aimed to show the impact of positive psychological capital in enhancing the employee empowerment of faculty members in private Jordanian universities in the Northern Province. To achieve this goal, the researchers relied on two approaches: inductive and descriptive analytical approach, the SPSS software was also relied on to analyze the study data, and to test hypotheses, which were descriptive statistics measures, model fit tests, and multiple linear regression analysis, to test the study hypotheses. The study population was the private universities in the northern region, which amounted to 4 universities, and the study sample consisted of 81 qualified faculty members working in those universities. The most important results of the study were the presence of a positive psychological capital impact in promoting and enhancing employee empowerment represented by (delegation of authority, participation of a faculty member for effective decision-making, self-motivation, work environment, building confidence). As for the most important recommendations of the study, it is crystallized that university administrations looking for educational leadership should pay attention to the issue of psychological capital through coordination and cooperation with professional organizations specialized in it, in order to enhance the behavioral dimensions of lecturers within the university and spread its meanings in terms of hope, optimism, self-efficacy and flexibility and the impact of this on the efficiency of their teaching performance in it.


Keywords

Positive Psychological Capital: Employee Empowerment: Private Jordanian Universities in the Northern province.