PREDICTORS OF AFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN NASARAWA STATE

Abstract

This paper investigated the predictors of affective organizational commitment among civil service employees of Nasarawa State. A total of 293 participants took part in the study by fully returning their questionnaires. There were 225 males (76.8%) and 68 females (23.2%) their mean ages and standard deviation were (37.63 and SD of 9.14) Government agencies were sampled in a cross- sectional survey. A structure questionnaire made up of three scales was used in data collection. Pearson r correlation and multiple regression analysis were used in analyzing the data. Three hypotheses were tested. It was found that perceived organizational support significantly predicts affective organizational commitment among employees, while perceived autonomy and perceived fairness (procedural justice) did not predict affective organizational commitment among employees. The result found that only organizational support significantly predicted affective organizational commitment. This paper concluded that commitment to ones organization can be achieved if the right motivational strategies are made available to workers through incentives and organizational support.