Teachers’ Commitment and Job Performance: A Study of Schools in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria

Shitnaan Emmanuel Wapmuk, Josephine Yakubu Botsha, Nanfa Danjuma Kusa and Ruth Panshak Goma
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Shitnaan Emmanuel Wapmuk: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
Josephine Yakubu Botsha: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
Nanfa Danjuma Kusa: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
Ruth Panshak Goma: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 06, issue 02, 197-205

Abstract: This study examined the effect of teachers’ commitment on job performance. The study population included primary school teachers of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria. A questionnaire was adapted and administered to the sample of 306 respondents of which 278 questionnaires were filled and returned representing (91%) response rate which was used for data analysis. Homogeneous purposive sampling was adopted and the data collected were analyzed using multiple regression. The study revealed that affective, and normative commitment leads to an increase in job performance. Drawing from the findings, the study showed that affective, and normative commitment had significant effects on job performance. The study recommended that school administrators and managers should encourage employees to have positive feelings of identification with, attachment to the work organisation, management should also encourage and motivate employees to have a sense of belonging and identification to increases their involvement in the organisation’s goals and thus desire to remain with the organisation.

Date: 2022
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