SATISFACTION ON MOTIVATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OF TIGRAY REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Motivating the employees both intrinsically and extrinsically in order to enhance the commitment of the employees is appreciable and the need of the day. However the satisfaction level of employees especially the teachers towards the motivation and its contribution to build the commitment have not yet been studied in Public Universities in Tigray Regional State In an attempt to bridge the gap, the study attempts to find the satisfaction of the employees towards the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation existing at their universities. The study has also found the commitment level of the employees and its relationship with the motivation. Required primary cross sectional data has been collected from 371 employees of the Public Universities in Tigrai regional state of Ethiopia. Using SPSS software the collected data is analyzed. Descriptive statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation and variance have been applied to describe the level of satisfaction among the employees towards the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The correlation statistics has also been applied to find the relationship between motivation and organizational commitment. The study has found an apparent positive correlation between motivation and organizational commitment. The results on the satisfaction level of the employees highlights that the intrinsic motivation is at the upper level. There is a scope to enrich extrinsic motivation. Hence the universities should focus more on the extrinsic motivation to have better committed employees.