THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN PREDICTING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Human resource management strategies are capable of creating tertiary institutions that are distinguished by intelligence, adaptability, and competence. Human resource management practices help educational institutions and their employees develop a mutually beneficial partnership based on shared trust and responsibilities. Tertiary institution should assess and prioritize consistent human resource management practices, organizational commitment, and employee job satisfaction in order to draw competent new workers and retain talented existing ones. The study aims to examine the role of human resource practices and employee job satisfaction in predicting organizational commitment. The study employed the quantitative survey research. The population of the study covered staff at Kumasi Technical University, Accra Technical University, and Koforidua Technical University. A convenient sampling method was employed to recruit the participants. Questionnaire was used as a research instrument. SPSS was used for the analysis. Employee work satisfaction was found to be positively connected with commitment of organization. The study revealed that human resource practices contributed significantly to predict commitment of organization