JOB PERFORMANCE OF JUTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS OF INTEGRATED HYV JUTE AND JUTE SEED PRODUCTION PROJECT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to: I) assess the job performance of the Jute Development Officers (JDOs) of the Integrated HYV Jute and Jute Seed Production project; II) determine and describe the selected characteristics of the JDOs and III) examine their relationships/contribution with/to job performance. Sixty eight JDOs of eight regions under the project constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from all the 68 JDOs. The job performances of the JDOs were assessed by self evaluation and supervisors' evaluation (Assistant Directors). Spearman correlation coefficient "r" was computed to test the relationship of the selected characteristics of the JDOs with their job performance. Again step-wise multiple regression was used to find out the contribution of selected characteristics of the JDOs to their job performance. The overall job performance of the JDOs indicates that the majority (54%) of the JDOs had high performance while 46% had medium job performance. Nobody had low job performance. On the basis of Average Performance Index, familiarity with the upazila ranked first followed by maintaining well behaviors with the farmers. Timely organize and manage farmer's rally and field day ranked 3rd. Relationships between the variables indicate that level of education, academic achievement, service length, job facilities, farmers' problem awareness, training exposure and job satisfaction of JDOs had positive and significant relationship with their job performance. However, age, media contact and problem confrontation of the JDOs had no significant relationship with their extent of job performance. In step-wise multiple regression analysis farmers' problem awareness, service length and level of education of the JDOs had significant contribution to their job performance.