Employee productivity in private educational institutions in Bahrain during COVID-19

Employee productivity has been affected significantly during COVID-19 that has led to the implementation of Work From Home (WFH), especially in the educational sector in Bahrain and other regions. In this study, a mixed-method approach is applied in formulating the questionnaire based on the research questions as well as hypothesis to assess the relationship between e-leadership, employee motivation, technology and the impact of it on the overall employee productivity at senior private schools in Bahrain. The population in this study are the teachers of these senior private schools educating IB and GCSE/A-LEVELS students is numerous private schools in Bahrain. Random sample technique was used in this study. Data was collected through online surveys filled by teachers and the validity as well as reliability of the collected data was tested via Cronbach-alpha test and pilot study. Regression was carried out as part of analysis to show the significance/insignificance of the impact of independent variables on the dependent variable. The results of this study as per regression analysis indicates that there is insignificant effect of e-leadership, work motivation, and technology on employee productivity. However, qualitative results indicate significant effect. The implications of these study include lack of data and inadequate number of responses from the respondents. The findings indicate that private educational institutions, specifically senior private schools should be paying attention towards the aspects of e-leadership, motivation, and technology in order to attain employee productivity to an optimum level when working remotely during COVID-19.