International Journal of Farm Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Relationship among job satisfaction, job commitment and organizational commitment of the scientists of two state agricultural universities of northern India

Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India

*Email for correspondence: priyakandwal@gmail.com

Online published on 18 May, 2018.

Abstract

The study was undertaken to find out the job satisfaction, job commitment and organizational commitment of scientists. One hundred and twenty scientists from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab and CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh were selected using probability proportional to number for the purpose of this study. The data were collected with the help of interview schedule. A significant relationship of job satisfaction with job commitment and organizational commitment, job commitment with job satisfaction and organizational commitment with job satisfaction was found in both the universities. A significant relationship was found between job commitment and organizational commitment in case of Punjab Agricultural University.

Keywords

Job satisfaction, job commitment, organizational commitment, scientists