EMPLOYEES’ JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG ACADEMIC STAFF IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EDO STATE
Ovini Oshiole Pogoson, PhD , S. J. Garba, PhD and Musah Ishaq, PhD
Volume 9 Issue 2
Abstract
The study examined employees’ job satisfaction and organisational commitment among academic staff in tertiary institutions in Edo State, Nigeria. The employees’ job satisfaction constructs would examine working condition and work-life balance while organisational commitment will be measured along two dimensions namely: continuance commitment and normative commitment. Cross-sectional survey research design was employed in this study for the academics (lecturers) in the three universities in Edo State while a sample of 1161 was selected from respondents. The study revealed that employees satisfaction constructs such as working condition and work-life balance have a positively and significantly related to organisational commitment. The study therefore, recommended that the working conditions and facilities in the institutions are adequate, modern, and functional to provide satisfaction for the lecturers and propel them to be committed to their jobs and also the management of tertiary institutions should encourage staff to feel that right factoring of family and flexible schedule between the workplace and the family. Keywords: Employees’ Job Satisfaction, Organisational Commitment, Working Condition, Work-Life Balance, Continuance Commitment and Normative Commitment
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