| Title: | A Performance Improvement Model of Discipline Leaders in Higher Vocational Colleges in Shandong Province |
| Author: | Sun Xiaotong |
| Advisor: | รศ. ดร.บุญมี เณรยอด – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boonmee Nenyod |
| Degree: | ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชานวัตกรรมการบริหารการศึกษา – Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Administration Innovation |
| Major: | ปร.ด. นวัตกรรมการบริหารการศึกษา – Ph.D. in Educational Administration Innovation |
| Faculty: | บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย (Graduate School) |
| Academic year: | 2569 (2026) |
| Published: | ตีพิมพ์ในวารสาร (Journal Name) Asia Social Issues Vol. 20 No. 2 TCI Tier 1 Publication Year: 2569 (2026) View นำเสนอในที่ประชุมวิชาการ (Conference) The 1st Thailand-Sino International Conference and the 17th National and International Academic Conference “New Quality Productive Forces and Sustainable Innovation” 14-16 November 2024, Bangkok Thailand pp. 92-103 Conference Publication Year: 2567 (2024) View |
Abstract
The rapid development of vocational education in China, particularly the implementation of the “Double High Plan” and professional cluster initiatives, has placed increasing demands on discipline leaders in higher vocational colleges. However, many discipline leaders continue to experience difficulties related to expanded responsibilities, competency development, organizational support, and work performance.
This study aimed to: (1) examine the effects of job characteristics, competency, and organizational support on self-efficacy, team cohesiveness, and work performance on discipline leaders’ work performance; (2) investigate the mediating roles of self-efficacy and team cohesiveness and the moderating role of team feedback; and (3) develop and validate a performance improvement model for discipline leaders in higher vocational colleges in Shandong Province.
A mixed-methods design was employed. Quantitative data were obtained from 470 valid questionnaires collected from discipline leaders in 20 sampled higher vocational colleges. Qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured focus group discussions and expert validation. Structural equation modeling, bootstrapping, moderation analysis, and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data.
The findings showed that job characteristics, competency, and organizational support had significant positive effects on self-efficacy, team cohesiveness, and work performance. Self-efficacy and team cohesiveness significantly mediated these relationships, while team feedback strengthened their effects on work performance. Based on the integrated findings, an empirically validated performance improvement model was developed. The model identifies job characteristics, competency, and organizational support as foundational antecedents; self-efficacy and team cohesiveness as core mediating mechanisms; team feedback as an amplifying mechanism; and task, contextual, and adaptive performance as the principal outcomes.
The model provides a systematic framework for improving job design, competency development, organizational support, team collaboration, and feedback practices in higher vocational colleges.
Keywords: job characteristics, competency, organizational support, self-efficacy, team cohesiveness, team feedback, work performance, higher vocational colleges
