Work attitude and staff commitment in the Lagos State Ministry of Education

Authors

  • A. Kolapo Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, Nigeria; profkolapoige15@gmail.com
  • Solly Pooe Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa; pooesp@gmail.com

Keywords:

Education, employees, employee satisfaction, employee turnover, government, human resources, human resource management, HR, organisation performance, Nigeria, West Africa

Abstract

The study was conducted to analyse the staff commitment to work in the Lagos State Ministry of Education. As a descriptive study, which made use of three research questions and three hypotheses, 450 staff members across nine parastatals and agencies of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, after stratification, were chosen randomly through simple random techniques. A self-developed instrument, the Staff Commitment to Work Description Questionnaire (SCWDQ), was validated and used for the study with a reliability coefficient of 0.72. Data were analysed through descriptive and inferential statistical tools at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that significant differences existed amongst staff commitment to work in the parastatals and agencies. There was no significant difference between monetary incentives and staff commitment to work. However, there was a significant difference between non-monetary incentives and staff commitment to work. The implication of these findings led to recommendations such as provision of office equipment, air-conditioning, staff bus/travel, a staff canteen, and increased involvement and participation of workers in the day-to-day conduct of government businesses.

To cite: Kolapo, A. & Pooe, S. (2018). Work attitude and staff commitment in the Lagos State Ministry of Education. Journal of Management & Administration (2018/2), 85–98. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-128db00482

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2018-12-01

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