Influence of job satisfaction and demographic factors on organizational commitment among of teachers of federal government girls’ college, zaria, nigeria

Abstract

One of the major concerns of many employers and human resource management practitioners(HRMPs) is to make their employees highly satisfied in order to retain them as well as to make themproductive and committed to their organization. Unfortunately, many cases of turnover and poor attitudes towork have been frequently reported by many surveys and news media. One significant reason that the cost ofturnover in the secondary school remains high are due to the poor pay, limited promotion opportunities, poorsupervision, poor communication among others. The objective of the study was to investigate the influence ofjob satisfaction and demographic characteristics on organizational commitment among teachers of FederalGovernment Girls‟ College, Zaria, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of 52teaching staff of Federal Government Girls College, Zaria. Correlational and regression analyses techniqueswere used to analyze the data collected. The study .revealed that (1) there significant positive relationshipbetween job satisfaction and organizational commitment (2) there was a significant positive positiverelationship between age and organizational commitment; and (3) there was significant negative relationshipbetween education and organizational commitment Based on the findings, it is recommended that in order toensure a high level of job satisfaction of teachers there is a need to enhance their salary. This is needed tosatisfy the pay need of the teachers and also improve the public image and self esteem of teachers. Teachers‟working conditions should also be improved also in order to ensure that highly qualified and very experiencedteachers are retained in the schools.