Perceived Organizat1onal Politics and Procedural Justice as Correlates of Organizational Commitment among Non Teaching Staff of Universities in Benue State
Chinelo Helen Ogwuche, Andrew A. Mogaji & James T. Gire
Department of Psychology
Benue State University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Corresponding author: Chinelo Helen Ogwuche
Email: chineloogwuche@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This study employed an ex-post facto design to examine organizational politics, procedural justice and organizational commitment among 399 members of support staff purposively drawn from Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State University, Makurdi and University of Mkar near Gboko all in Benue State. Out of this number 235 (58.9%) were males and 164 (41.1%) were females. The respondents were in the age range of 18 – 58 year with a mean age of 38.6 (SD = 8.5 year). Perceived Organizational Politics Scale (OPS), Procedural Justice Scale (PJS) and Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS), were used for data collection. Three hypotheses were tested using regression analyses. It was found that organizational politics significantly related to organizational commitment among support staff. With regards to the three dimensions of organizational politics, the results showed that General Political Behaviour (GPB) was negatively significant negative relationship with organizational commitment. Going Along to Get Ahead (GAGA) was not significantly related to organizational commitment. Pay and Promotion Policies (PPP) had a negatively related to organizational commitment. There was a significant relationship between procedural justice and organizational commitment. There was a significant interactive effect of organizational politics and procedural justice on organizational commitment. Based on these findings, it was recommended that management and support staff in universities should eschew work place politics and embrace the spirit of organizational commitment.
Key words: Perceived Organizational Politics, Procedural Justice, Organizational Commitment.
