Psychological and Job Contextual Predictors of Work Commitment among the Polytechnic Ibadan Staffs, Nigeria

Abstract

Lack of commitment among workers poses a serious problem in an organization or work environment. Workers have been threatened by non-payment of salaries as at when due, poor remuneration, promotion delay, lay-offs, and necessary work infrastructure. This study therefore examined psychological and job contextual predictors of work commitment. The study adopted a descriptive survey design of correlational type. A sample of three hundred workers was selected to partake in the study using multistage sampling. Data was collected using reliable instrument (work commitment scale; motivation scale; job satisfaction scale; emotional intelligence scale and work efficacy scale). Three research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson’s product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed a significant positive relationship between work commitment and work efficacy, job satisfaction, emotional intelligence and motivation. The result also indicated a significant joint and relative contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of work commitment. Based on the findings of the result, it was recommended that employers of labor must make it a point of duty to formulate policies and create programmes that would strengthen these factors among their workers in order to ensure commitments.

Keywords: Work commitment, Work efficacy, Emotional Intelligence, Job satisfaction, Motivation