The Effect of Job Satisfaction on the Organisational Commitment of Administrators

  • L J Thabane Vaal University of Technology
  • P Q Radebe Vaal University of Technology
  • M. Dhurup Vaal University of Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i6(J).2015
Keywords: Job satisfaction, organisational commitment, higher education, university, and administrators

Abstract

Administrators are an important human resource in Higher Education because they perform various duties that are critical to the daily operations of universities. In light of this, organisational commitment and job satisfaction of administrators are essential for the efficiency and effectiveness of universities. Notwithstanding the critical relevance and necessity of organisational commitment and job satisfaction, there is evidence of paucity of research on these areas among administrative staff in the South African higher education sector. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between organisational commitment and overall job satisfaction on the organisational commitment of administrators at a university in Gauteng. To achieve the aforementioned objective, a quantitative survey approach was used to examine the relationship between overall job satisfaction and organisational commitment. The selfadministered structured questionnaires were issued to 383 administrative staff members. Descriptive statistics was utilised to assess the levels of both organisational commitment and job satisfaction, results of which revealed that administrators were satisfied with and committed to the university. Spearman’s rho correlation analysis showed that there was a strong correlation between affective commitment and job satisfaction; and moderate correlations between job satisfaction and moral imperative. Similar strong correlation was observed between indebted obligation and job satisfaction. Conversely, a weak correlation occurred between job satisfaction and continuance commitment. Regression coefficients indicated that job satisfaction contributed positively to the prediction of affective commitment, moral imperative, indebted obligation and continuance commitment. Based on these findings, the recommendations and future research opportunities were suggested.

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2018-01-15
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Thabane, L. J., Radebe, P. Q., & Dhurup, M. (2018). The Effect of Job Satisfaction on the Organisational Commitment of Administrators. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 9(6(J), 188-198. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i6(J).2015
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