QUALITY OF WORK-LIFE AND JOB COMMITMENT AMONG EMPLOYEES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed the quality of work life on employees’ job commitment in National Institute of Horticultural Research NIHORT, Oyo State, Nigeria. A Simple random sampling technique was used to select 110 employees for the study. Data were obtained on the personal characteristics, quality of work life, organizational commitment and perceived constraints affecting employees’ quality of work life with the use of a structured questionnaire and analyzed using frequency counts, mean and standard deviation, chi-square and correlation (PPMC) methods. Results showed that 66.7% of the respondents were between the age group of 31- 50 years with a mean age of 43.08years, 54.4% were male, 93.0% were married, 94.7% had tertiary education and 63.2% earned above ₦100,000:00 monthly. The major factors of quality of work life were promotional opportunities ( 4.23), opportunities for growth/career advancement ( =4.14), retirement pensions/benefits ( =4.05), staff clinic ( =3.72) and training opportunities ( =3.68). The major perceived constraints faced by the respondents were a shortage of accommodation ( =3.37), shortage of transportation ( 3.32) and leadership style ( =3.23). The result also indicated a significant (p<0.05) relationship between respondents age and job commitment (r =0.352) but no significant (p>0.05) association/relationships between sex, ( = 0.193), marital status ( = 8.198), income level (r = -0.166), educational level ( = 8.198) and job commitment. A positive and significant relationship existed between the quality of work life and job commitment (r = 0.554, p < 0.01).It was concluded that quality of work life influences organizational commitment. Organizations should, therefore, ensure the provision of adequate housing/ accommodation and transportation scheme for employees' motivation and commitment.