A Study of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Union Involvement

Abstract

In the present study an attempt was made to relate job satisfaction with organizational commitment and to examine whether certain variables like union involvement, income and length of service play similar role in both of these attitudes. Gujarati version of Brayfield-Rothe Job Satisfaction Scale adopted by Parikh, Gujarati version of Mowday scale adopted by Patel organizational Commitment Scale and Personal Data Sheet were administered to be a randomly selected sample of employees working in Gujarat Alkalises and Chemical Limited, a large joint sector organization, located in Baroda. Result indicates significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Union involvement is negatively correlated to both job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Income and length of service are significant variables in job satisfaction but not in organizational commitment.