TITLE:
Hierarchical Effect of Psychosocial Factors and Job Satisfaction on Academic Staff Commitment to the University: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana
AUTHORS:
Joyce Kwakyewaa Dankyi, Isaac Eliot Nyieku
KEYWORDS:
Academics, Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Psychosocial Factors, University, Ghana
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.3,
March
29,
2021
ABSTRACT: The determinants of staff retention and productivity in higher education
institutions are of enduring importance to both researchers and policymakers.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the incremental effects of
psychosocial factors and job satisfaction on academic staff commitment to the
University of Cape Coast (UCC). A quantitative descriptive survey design was
used and 268 academics were recruited via stratified random sampling technique.
The response rate was 97.4% with an instrument reliability coefficient of
0.857. Data were analysed using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The
study found that academics generally perceived psychosocial factors positively,
although to varying degrees. The order of importance of the predictors of the commitment of academics was work-family
conflict > work environment >
promotion. Job satisfaction on its own, contributed 50.6% to the commitment levels of academics. However, when job satisfaction was combined
with psychosocial factors, the level of commitment of academics increased by
almost thirty-five percent, suggesting that psychosocial factors and job
satisfaction of academics had positive and incremental effect on the commitment
of academic staff to the University. Management of the University should put in
place measures that will help enhance staff job satisfaction and commitment
through guidance and counselling interventions.