IMPACT OF WORK MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

A REVIEW OF FINDINGS AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

Abstract

This paper reviewed the previous findings on the impact of work motivation and personality on organizational commitment with emphasis on a critical analysis of the results. The result of the findings in respect of impact of work motivation on organizational commitment has been inconsistent; with some result being significant while others were insignificant.
Similarly the results on the impact of personality on organizational commitment have been inconsistent, with some results being significant while others were not. The reasonsfor these
inconsistencies have been traced to a number offactors which included, but not limited to environmental factors, gender, age, tenure, employment status and organizational type.
Based on the observed shortcomings of the previous findings, directions for future research has been highlighted which includes the careful control, elimination and holding constant the various variables that had contributed to the inconsistent results.