EFFECT OF EMPLOYEES JOB SATISFACTION ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN DUTSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, JIGAWA STATE

Abstract

Achieving employee job satisfaction is one of the key elements for smooth functioning of
organizations. This paper examines the effect of employees job satisfaction on organizational
commitment in Dutse Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The population of the study consist
of 423 employees of the Local Government, using systematic random sampling technique, a sample
of 205 was obtained. Mowday et. al. (1979) organizational commitment questionnaire (OCQ) was
used to measure organizational commitment and the revised 2009 version of Abridged Job
Descriptive Index (AJDI) scale developed by Stanton et. al. (2001) was used to measure job
satisfaction. Multiple Linear Regression was used using SPSS version 22 for data analysis. Result
from the analysis indicate that work itself and supervision dimension of job satisfaction were not
significantly related to organizational commitment. While pay, promotion and co-worker
dimension of job satisfaction were significantly related to organizational commitment. It was
recommended that the remuneration should continue to be taken serious to secure the job
satisfaction of the employees.