Benue State University, Makurdi

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG OFFICERS OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF) IN MAKURDI METROPOLIS

David Atujo Ogbaji^*
Department of Psychology, Benue State University, Makurdi.

This study investigated the relationship between organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job performance among officers of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Makurdi metropolis. Three research questions and hypotheses each guided the study. The study had a cross-sectional survey design. It utilized organizational commitment scale, Minnesota job satisfaction scale and job performance scale to collect data for the study. 209 participants were sampled among the officers of the NPF in Makurdi metropolis using convenience sampling technique; 179 (85.8%) are males and 30 (14.4%) are females with age range from 19-54 years. Multiple regression was used for data analysis using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). For the research questions, 2.50 was used as the criterion mean. Any item that attains a response mean score of 2.50 and above was not rejected, else, it was rejected. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated that there is no significant relationship between organizational commitment and job performance among officers of NPF in the study area (p = - .194, t = -1.642; P > 0.05). Findings also revealed that job satisfaction and job performance has no significant relationship among officers of NPF in the study area (p = .114, t = .967; P > 0.05). Again, there is no joint significant relationship between organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job performance among officers of NPF in the study area 2 (R.123, R =.015, F(2,199) = 1.525; P>0.05). It was recommended that the police organisation should not bother itself with whether its staff are satisfied or not, provided it achieves its maximal performance level.