Fierce competition and re-allocation of firms on a global scale, including
processes of substantial downsizing have come to the forefront of attention. The
concern is that the global scale of actions cannot be controlled on a local level
and may therefore pose a threat to a wide variety of workers. Many of the
changes taking place in the economies and labour markets of the industrialised
countries may have increased structural job insecurity. Cutbacks and dismissals
give rise to feelings of job insecurity. More often employees experience a sense
that their jobs are a fragile, threatened privilege, which can be taken away at any
time.
Employee perception of management efforts to maintain employment security is
based on past downsizing thus raising the potential that continued downsizing
will increase insecurity and therefore, will decrease both employee desire to
participate in decision-making as well as employee satisfaction and commitment
to the organisation. Previous research found a consistent negative relationship
between perceived job insecurity and both employee satisfaction and
commitment.
The empirical objective of this study was to determine the relationship between
job insecurity, organisational commitment and job satisfaction.
A survey design was used to test research hypotheses and to determine the
relationship between job insecurity, organisational commitment and job
satisfaction. Data from the total population of engineers in a parastatal (N = 60)
were gathered. The Job lnsecurity Survey Questionnaire (JISQ), Organisational
Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
(short version) (MSQ) were administered. The statistical analysis was carried out
with the help of the SAS programme. The statistical methods utilised consisted of
descriptive statistics, Cronbach Alpha coefficients, inter-item correlations, and
Pearson-product moment correlations.
Results indicated that engineers do not experience high levels of job insecurity.
Furthermore, engineers don't experience low levels of organisational
commitment and job satisfaction. Research findings indicated that the Job
lnsecurity Survey Questionnaire (JISQ), Organisational Commitment
Questionnaire (OCQ) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) are
valid and reliable measuring instruments. The findings suggested that a
relationship exist between job insecurity, organisational commitment and total job
satisfaction.
Recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/562 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Tshabalala, Mantombi Eldah |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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