LASU Journal of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
(LJERHRM)
ISSN: 2705-3482
Volume 1, No. 1, December 2018
Pages 36-43
DOI: 10.36108/ljerhrm/8102.01.0150
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE ON LECTURERS COMMITMENT IN CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTITUTE: IMPLICATION FOR POLICY MAKERS
ABUBAKAR, Abba Aji1, TIJJANI, Kalli, SAKIR, Aisha 2, ABBAS, Sani Dahiru3.
Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria1,2
Faculty of Humanities and Education, Federal University Gusau, Nigeria3
abubakarabbaaji75@gmail.com.
Abstract
The paper investigated the influence of organizational climate on lecturers’ organizational commitment. The research employed a correlational design with a total sample of 60 participants from continuing education institute of Borno State, Nigeria. Data were collected through survey method and analyzed using inferential (Pearson correlation and multiple regression) statistics analysis. The findings of the study depicts the presence of significant and strong relationship between organizational climate and organizational commitment (p < 0.05), also organizational climate appeared to be predictor of lecturers organizational commitment in continuing education institute of Borno State (β= .206, t = 3.564, p< .01). In view of the findings, recommendations were offered to the institute to enable them establish norms with regard to acceptable behaviors in the institute, implications for policy and practice were drawn in addition to need for further studies.
Keywords: Organizational climate, organizational commitment, Continuing education Institute, Lecturers.