Since 2005, various public and private sector institutions have been offering a postgraduate degree in Library and Information Management (LIM) in Pakistan and a good number of professionals working in different sectors have got MPhil degree. However, locally, no study has been conducted to measure the impact of higher education on the job performance of information professionals (IPs) in any aspect. The purpose of this paper is to measure job performance of MPhil degree (18 years of education) holder IPs.,It is a quantitative study based on the theoretical framework of job performance comprised of its four constructs, i.e. task performance, contextual performance, counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) and adaptive performance. An adopted self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from professionals who have graduated from any LIM schools of the Punjab province with at least one-year work experience after completion of MPhil degrees. For the purpose of the present study, demographic information like age, job experience and library context was also asked about to explore their impact on job performance.,Findings revealed that MPhil degree has a significant positive impact on the job performance of IPs. The professionals reported a significant positive change in their CWB regarding experience after getting a degree. Furthermore, results revealed that professionals were capable of technical skills but needed training regarding time management, teamwork and improving emotional intelligence.,This is the first study reported from Pakistan on the subject. The results of the study may help the LIM schools to review their MPhil programs for the desired results. It may also help organizations to encourage their personnel for higher education.

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研究生学位对信息专业人员的工作表现有什么影响吗？

自 2005 年以来，各种公共和私营部门机构一直在巴基斯坦提供图书馆和信息管理 (LIM) 研究生学位，并且在不同部门工作的大量专业人员获得了硕士学位。然而，在本地，没有进行任何研究来衡量高等教育对信息专业人员 (IP) 工作绩效的任何方面的影响。本文的目的是衡量硕士学位 (18 年教育) 持有者 IP 的工作绩效。这是一项基于工作绩效理论框架的定量研究，该理论框架由四个构念组成，即任务绩效、情境绩效、适得其反工作行为 (CWB) 和适应性表现。使用自填式问卷收集从旁遮普省任何 LIM 学校毕业并在完成硕士学位后至少有一年工作经验的专业人士的数据。出于本研究的目的，还询问了年龄、工作经验和图书馆环境等人口统计信息，以探讨它们对工作绩效的影响。研究结果显示，硕士学位对 IP 的工作绩效有显着的积极影响。专业人士报告说，获得学位后，他们的 CWB 在经验方面发生了显着的积极变化。此外，结果显示，专业人士具备技术技能，但需要在时间管理、团队合作和提高情商方面进行培训。这是巴基斯坦首次报道的有关该主题的研究。研究结果可能有助于 LIM 学校审查他们的 MPhil 课程以获得预期的结果。它还可以帮助组织鼓励其人员接受高等教育。