Job insecurity, organizational commitment, and job performance among employees of selected private tertiary institutions in Kampala

Abstract

This study sought to establish the relationship between job insecurity, organizational commitment, and job performance among employees of selected Private Tertiary Institutions in Kampala. The study gave an insight of how employees’ perceived feeling of job insecurity affects their commitment to their organizations and their job performance. The objectives were to establish the relationship between job insecurity and organizational commitment, to examine the relationship between organizational commitment and job performance, to find out the relationship between job insecurity and job performance, and, to establish whether organizational commitment mediates the relationship between job insecurity and job performance. A correlational study design was used to assess the relationship between the study variables in order to make predictions about the population. Using a quota sampling method, a sample of 150 participants from a population of 181 employees was selected. The results showed that the overall job insecurity has a negative and significant correlation with organizational commitment. The overall organizational commitment positively and significantly correlated with the overall job performance, and, the overall job insecurity significantly and negatively correlated with overall job performance. Therefore, it was recommended that organizations need to enhance employee commitment to different targets especially to the job by providing clarity of roles and responsibilities and also helping employees to acquire relevant skills and knowledge of their jobs in order to promote a positive attitude towards their jobs and hence, improve their job performance.