INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION ON JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

Abstract

This study examined organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job performance among lecturers in colleges of education in Edo and Delta States. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The ex-post facto design was used as the guiding template. The population of this study consists of  one thousand one hundred and eighty four (1184) academic staff and one hundred and six (106) Heads of Departments in the six (6) Colleges of Education in Edo and Delta states. The population included all the lecturers (academic staff) in the Colleges of Education in Edo  and Delta State. The sample for this study covered five hundred and ninety three (593) academic staff (lecturers) and one hundred and six (106) Heads of Departments.  The simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 50%  and 100% per institution respectively. Three instruments - Organisational Commitment Scale (OCS), Job Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire (JSSQ) and Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) were used in the investigation. The hypotheses were tested with the Multiple Linear Regression technique at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there was a positive, moderate and significant relationship between organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job performance of lecturers. It was therefore recommended that to encourage lecturers' organisational commitment for higher job performance, college of education lecturers should make sure that all job advantages accruing to them, such as leave, training opportunities, and compensation, are made available to them as soon as possible without delay.