Organizational commitment of records management personnel in Nigerian private universities

Abstract

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate socio-economic factors (such as gender, age, marital status, educational qualification, job tenure, monthly salary); job satisfaction and locus of control as they determine organizational commitment of records management personnel in Nigerian private universities. Design/methodology/approach -The research design adopted for the study was ex-post facto type. A questionnaire was used for data collection from a sample of 240 records management personnel from a population of 310 in 24 private universities in Nigeria. A total of 220 of these responded and the copies of their questionnaire were found valid for analysis. The response rate realized was 91.7 percent. Findings -The study revealed that there was significant multiple correlation between socio-economic factors, job satisfaction, locus of control and organizational commitment of the respondents. In addition, socio-economic factors, job satisfaction and locus of control significantly determined organizational commitment of the respondents. Practical implications -It is recommended that the administrators in private universities in Nigeria should take into consideration the socio-economic variables, job satisfaction and the locus of control of records management personnel when planning to improve their organizational commitment. Originality/value -The paper provides information on the organizational commitment of records management personnel in private universities in Nigeria.

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PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK DEMOGRAFIS (USIA, GENDER,PENDIDIKAN), MASA KERJA DAN KEPUASAN GAJI TERHADAP KOMITMEN AFEKTIF) (Studi Pada Tenaga Paramedik Non-PNS RSUD Kota Semarang)

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