Predictors of organizational commitment for faculty and administrators of a private Christian university

Faculty and administrators of a private Christian university responded to measures of overall, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction as well as organizational and religious commitment. The survey measured responses on a five-point Likert-type scale. Data were statistically analyzed by using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. Results revealed a six-predictor model that explained 55.6% of the variance of organizational commitment for faculty. Significant predictors including organizational policy and administration, work itself, religious commitment, salary, working conditions, and achievement. A five-predictor model explained 70.8% of the variance of organizational commitment for administrators with the following predictors included: growth, religious commitment, responsibility, job security, and relations with students.

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For Sale
Publication Date:
2008
Author:
Ralph Schroder
Order Information:
Journal of Research on Christian Education, 17(1), 81-97.
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Published Articles & Papers
Resource Objective:
Research
Level:
Tertiary
Audience:
Administrator / Leader, Researcher
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist