EFFECT OF EMPLOYEES JOB SATISFACTION ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY IN KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC

Organizational commitment is a strong belief and acceptance of an organization’s goals and values and a willingness to exert the considerable effort on behalf of an organization and a strong desire to remain with the organization.Consequently, this study examine Effect of Employees Job Satisfaction on employee commitment and productivity in Kano State Polytechnic. The study use Cor-worker relations, working condition and pay/salary as the proxies of independent variables job satisfaction while employee commitment and productivity is the dependent variable of this study. A Sample size of 226 respondent were captured from the Academic Staff of Kano State Polytechnic, Nigeria out of the population of 460through Krejcie and Morgan (1970) Table of sample size determination. Non probability sampling technique was used that involved convenience sampling technique and data were obtained through a structured close-ended questionnaire. Reliability test was used. Descriptive statistics that report the respondents profile was captured and inferential statistic that involve multiple regression analysis was used to test hypotheses of the study, using SPSS version 22. The results revealed that normative commitment as the first predicting variable under the study shows positive and insignificant relationship with employee commitment and productivity in Kano State Polytechnic, while affective commitment as the second predicting variable under the study, results shows positive and insignificant relationship with employee commitment and productivity, With regard to continuance commitment as the last variables in this study has positive and significant relationship with employee commitment and productivity . Therefore on the basis of this findings it was recommended that Kano State Polytechnic should give particular attention to processes and procedures in organizations. These processes might include the development of professional development programs focused on giving employees the skills they need to navigate challenges associated with their jobs and developing self-efficacy and other skills likely to increase employee productivity toward enhancing employee productivity.