COMPARISON OF STAFF AND FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN A SELECTED PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN KENYA

Abstract

Many employees in a selected private institution of higher learning feel that working for this institution is not

rewarding. As a result the attrition rate of specifically faculty is high. Thus, this study has assessed the

perceptions of organizational commitment of staff and faculty in a selected private institution of higher

learning. Data was gathered from respondents consisting of 34 staff and 68 faculty members. They responded

to 18-item, three-subscale organizational commitment questionnaire developed by Allen, Meyer, and Smith

(1993). The gathered data was analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Results were interpreted and

reported based on the analysis. Findings revealed that on a scale of 1 to 5, the staff and faculty affective

organizational commitment was rated higher (M = 3.91, SD=0.67), followed by normative organizational

commitment (M= 3.59, SD = 0.85). The continuance professional commitment was rated the lowest (M =

3.04, SD = 0.62). These results reveal that most of the staff and faculty are committed to the organization not

because of the material/financial benefit that they are making, but because of their positive feelings and

attitudes towards the organization. The t-test results show that there is no significant difference in the

perception of faculty and staff in terms of affective, normative, and continuance organizational commitment.

ANOVA results also revealed that there is no significant difference in affective, normative, and continuance

organizational commitment of employees when respondents are grouped according to years of service.