The role of decentralization for balancing employee performance in governmental universities in Jordan

Abstract

The present study aimed at examining the influence of adopting decentralization within organization and its role in creating a balanced performance through influencing variables of (Organize Workload, Decrease Role Conflict, Decrease Role Ambiguity, Support Leadership and Employee Empowerment). Depending on quantitative approach; researcher distributed (122) questionnaires among associate professors, full professors and assistant professors. The results indicated that among all chosen variables, decentralization had the ability to influence organization performance through organizing the workflow and empowerment which scored R values of 0.548 and 0.444, respectively. This means that decentralization can help in creating a balanced performance through accepting all study hypotheses. The study recommends informing employees and leaders more regarding organizational strategies, aims and mission before going into decentralization to avoid ill-practiced decentralization.