A Study on the Levels of Organizational Commitment of the Teaching Staff with Special Reference to Self-Financing Engineering Colleges in Coimbatore District

Abstract

Organizational commitment can result in a stable and productive workforce (Morrow, 1993). It enables employees to release their creativity and to contribute towards organizational development initiatives (Walton, 1985). Employees who are highly committed do not leave the organization because they are dissatisfied and tend to take challenging work activities (Meyer & Allen, 1997). Hence, this research is aimed at finding out the levels of organizational commitment among the teaching staff in order to give suggestions to the management of the engineering colleges in Coimbatore district. Required data from respondents were collected through self-administered questionnaires. Data analysis was done through statistical tool to ensure goodness of data and significance of results. A two-way table was prepared with a view to find the significance of association between demographic factors of the respondents and level of commitment. This research also would help the management of the engineering colleges to create a better work conditions and allocate appropriate resources to enhance the organizational commitment of the teaching staff.