Ahmet Yıldırım

Suleyman Demirel University

Human Resources Management,

Isparta, Turkey

E-mail: ahmet.yildirim@sdu.edu.tr

ORCID 0000-0002-1208-071X

The impact of managerial skills on life satisfaction: a comparative study in Turkish and Azerbaijani education systems

İntigam Bashirov

Baku Engineering University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan 

E-mail: ibesirov@beu.edu.az

ORCID 0009-0007-1365-7967

Abstract. The primary objective of this study is to ascertain the impact that managerial skills displayed by educational administrators working in public education institutions have on the life satisfaction of teachers from Azerbaijan and Turkey. Furthermore, a comparative analysis is conducted to identify the differences in the relationship in the two countries. Research findings indicate a significant and positive relationship between the management skills of educational administrators and the life satisfaction of teachers, however, the positive correlation was found to be stronger for participants from Azerbaijan than for Turkish respondents. On average, the management skills and competencies of the participants in Turkey were recorded at a high level, while the life satisfaction remained at a medium level. On the other hand,  management skills in Azerbaijan was at a below the average Therefore, significant differences have been found between the two countries in the dimensions of life satisfaction, management skills, ability to take responsibility, technical skills, and qualifications skills. In particular, the findings suggest that, among the managerial skills exhibited by educational administrators in Azerbaijan, "other skills" and "technical skills" positively predicted teacher’s life satisfaction. In contrast, the skill of "taking responsibility" emerged as a significant predictor of teachers' life satisfaction in Turkey.

Received: March, 2024

1st Revision: January, 2025

Accepted: March, 2025

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2025/18-1/9

JEL Classification: I20, B16, C83, H75

Keywords: management skills, life satisfaction, education manager