Perceived Organizational Justice and Perceived Job Risk as Predictors of Organizational Commitment among Police Personnel in Ibadan Metropolis

Abstract

Organizational commitment among workers has been identified as a prerequisite for efficient and effective performance in both business and non-business organizations. Several studies have been carried out to find out predictors of organizational commitment in formal organizations with few studies done in police organizations. This study, therefore, investigated perceived organizational justice and perceived job risk as predictors of organizational commitment among police personnel in Ibadan metropolis. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted while purposive sampling technique was used to select four police area commands in Ibadan. Data were collected using validated questionnaires from 367 police personnel and analyzed using zero-order correlation statistics, t-test of independent samples and multiple regressions analysis. Three hypotheses were generated and tested at a p < 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that perceived organizational justice and perceived job risk jointly predicted organizational commitment among police personnel (R² = .17, F (2, 365) = 38.09,p < 0.05). Also, the result revealed that organizational justice (β = .40, p < 0.05) and perceived job risk (β = .12, p < 0.05) independently predicted organizational commitment among study participants. The study concluded that organizational justice and perceived job risk are strong predictors of organizational commitment among study participants. It is, therefore, recommended that the government should encourage fairness in the management of police personnel to achieve more organizational commitment and efficiency in the discharge of their statutory duties.