This cross-sectional study aims to describe factors influencing the work performance of private secondary vocational schools in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, China. Employing purposive random sampling, this study selects partciipants from the eight (8) identified schools. A survey questionnaire will be used to gather data needed to describe the study’s variables: participants’ demographic profile, perceptions of their individual characteristics, organization practices, working environment, and job performance. The difference across the demographic profiles of the participants will be tested using ANOVA, while the relationship between the variables will be tested using Pearson correlation. 

Yingying Wang. Factors Influencing the Job Performance of Private Vocational High School Teachers of Liaocheng City, China. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 8: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2025.070801.

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