Work environment and Organisational commitment of non-teaching senior staff at the University of health and allied sciences in the Ho municipality

Abstract

The study analysed the effect of the work environment on the organizational commitment of non-teaching senior staff of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in the Ho municipality. The specific research objectives were to examine the nature of the work environment at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Ho municipality, to assess the level of organisational commitment among staff at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Ho municipality and finally, to determine the relationship between work environment and organisational commitment among staff of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Ho municipality. The study relied on the quantitative approach and descriptive research design to address the objectives. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data from all the 220 non-teaching senior staff of UHAS in the Ho municipality. The data was then processed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (version 26). Both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment correlation were used to address issues in the study. The study found that the nature of the work environment of non-teaching senior staff of UHAS is characterised by both physical and psychosocial factors. The commitment level of employee commitment of the non-teaching senior staff of UHAS was very high. The study further found a moderate and statistically significant positive nexus between work environment and organisational commitment. The study, therefore, recommended that the management of the University management should create a conducive workplace environment that stimulates employee’s continuous commitment level to the University.