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| Published: August 30, 2017

A Study of Organizational Commitment among Secondary School Teachers of District Srinagar

Barkat Hussain Para

Research scholar, Department of Education and Training, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, (Telangana State) India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.081/20170404

DOI: 10.25215/0404.081

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Organizational commitment is most often defined as a strong desire to remain a member of a particular organization; a willingness to exert high levels of effort on behalf of the organization; and a definite belief in, and acceptance of the values and goals of the organization. Previous studies have revealed that decision making power, job satisfaction, and opportunities of promotions etc. shows better commitment to the institution/organization. When teachers are highly committed, they show a better level of self-confidence and are able to influence work environment in a positive manner. Therefore, this study intends to explore the influence of teacher’s commitment on their organization. A sample of 100 daily Secondary school teachers of district Srinagar has been selected for this study. Simple Stratified random sampling technique was used for this research. As a research tool Teacher’s Organizational Commitment Scale Constructed and Standardized by Jamal and Raheem (2013) was incorporated. Simple Mean, Percentage and S.D techniques were used for statistical analysis and interpretation. The findings have revealed the OC among secondary schools Teachers was found average and on the basis of gender, Marital Status and Type of School, there was no significant difference found on OC among secondary school teachers Based on these findings, this study provide recommendations for enhancing teachers commitment towards their institution for the better and fruitful results.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.081/20170404

10.25215/0404.081

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Published in   Volume 04, Issue 4, July-September, 2017