Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment of Employees of the Department of Water Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine a level of work motivation, job satisfaction, and
organizational commitment among personnel working in the headquarters of Department of Water
Resources. Also, this study attempted to investigate factors contributing to the organizational
commitment among these personnel. The subjects participating in this study were 400 employees
working in the headquarters of Department of Water Resources. They were selected by a stratified
sampling technique. The instrument used to collect the data was a questionnaire. Data were
analyzed to acquire frequencies percentage, mean, standard derviation, Pearson product moment
correlation coefficient and multiple regression with ENTER method.
The results of this study revealed that the subjects demonstrated a high level of work
motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Also, after being entered into an
equation, it was shown that both variables of work motivation and job satisfaction were predicted
for the organizational commitment at 20.1 %. Furthermore, these two variables statistically
contributed to the organizational commitment at a significant level of .05. Specifically, the factor
relating to work motivation had a higher level of influence on organizational commitment than the
factor of job satisfaction.