Job Satisfaction and Employee Commitment of Public Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was set out to examine the association between job satisfaction and employees’ commitment of Public
Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria. Good reward system, timely promotion and good working condition were used as the
empirical referent of job satisfaction while affective, normative and continuance commitments were used as measures of
the commitment. Hypotheses were developed in order to determine the degree of positive linearity between job
satisfaction and employee’s commitment. Cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of
one hundred and ten (110) respondents were drawn from a population of one hundred and fifty (150) based on sample
size determination. Only ninety six (96) copies of the retrieved copies were used for the study. An inferential statistical
tool of Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation was used. The result of the findings revealed that good reward
system, timely promotion and good working conditions significantly influenced affective, nonnative and continuance
commitment respectively. Based on empirical findings, the researcher then concluded that job satisfaction enhances
employees’ commitment of Public Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria. The researcher then recommends that Managers of
Public Hospitals in Rivers State should pick interest in job satisfaction practices in order to advance employees’
commitment. Management of public hospitals should focus on good reward system because it boosts employees’
normative commitment.