Extent of Job Satisfaction in Relation to Organizational Commitment of Tenured Employees

The study sought to determine the extent of job satisfaction in relation to organizational commitment among twenty two male and female tenured employees of Department of Labor and Employment Region X office, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines who were involved in the study. The main objectives of the research were to find out how extensive is the job satisfaction of employees according to: responsibility, achievement, salary, recognition, advancement, working conditions, supervision and company policies. It also tried to find out the extent of organizational commitment according to: affective, normative, and continuance commitment. To achieve these objectives, a survey method was used. Interpretation of the data used the weighted mean and the Pearson correlation formulas. The findings of the study (1) showed that the respondents found the advancement and salary factors to be moderately extensive, while the achievement factor is perceived to be the most extensive among the eight facets of job satisfaction. On the other hand, (2) the affective commitment was perceived to be highly extensive and the continuance and normative commitment were perceived to be moderately extensive and therefore, needs DOLE management’s attention. The study concludes that there is a high positive correlation between the respondents’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

 

Keywords: Social Psychology, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, descriptive design, Philippines