Abstract:
It is an undeniable fact that a major part of man’s life is spent at the workplace
to ensure that organisation’s attains their stated goals. The quality of an
organisation’s human resources and the prevailing working conditions will
determine its goals achievement. Workers who are loyal to their organisation
usually feel that they have a relationship with their organisation, have the idea
that they belong to the organisation and in addition, have the feeling of
understanding the aims of the organisation. The study therefore, sought to
examine the effect of quality of work life on organisational commitment
among senior staff at the Cape Coast University. This research work
adopted the descriptive survey design. The lottery method of simple
random sampling technique was employed. Data was obtained through
the administration of questionnaires using a sample size of 306 senior
staff from the University of Cape Coast. The findings revealed a positive
and significant relationship between the quality of work life and
organisational commitment. Compensation, working environment and
development of human capacity has positive influence on commitment
of workers. As a recommendation, the University should equally pay
attention to the other quality of work life dimensions apart from
opportunity for human capacity development. It is also recommended
that the University should become more conscious in ensuring adequate
and fairness in compensation.
