Influence Of Job Satisfaction And Job Insecurity On Job Commitment Among Non-Academic Staff In Federal University Oye-Ekiti

ABSTRACT

This is a research that extends the previous work in job satisfaction and job insecurity, 200 individuals answered each question concerning how satisfied they were with their job. The study predicted that there will be a significant relationship job satisfaction and job insecurity on job commitment among non-academic staff in Fedral University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. One hundred and forty (140) non-academic were selected within University Oye Ekiti. This non-academic staffs were administered questionnaire which comprises of demographic data, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), organizational commitment scale (OC) and job insecurity scale for them to signify their responses. Three hypothesis were stated and was tested with t-test for independent sampling. Result shows that perceived job insecurity did not influence job commitment (t=0.99;df=138 p>.05). This non-significant difference can be observed in the mean; where nonacademic staff who perceived low job insecurity (x:=65.60) were not significantly different in job commitment from those who perceived high job insecurity (x:=74.59). Job commitment (t=0.99;df=l 38 p>.05). This non-significant difference can be observed in the mean; where nonacademic staff who perceived low job insecurity (x:=65.60) were not significantly different in job commitment from those who perceived high job insecurity (x:=74.59). In line with the above result, it was therefore concluded that job satisfaction and job insecurity will influence job commitment among non-academic staff in FUOYE.

Key Word: Job satisfaction, Job insecurity, Job commitment