Effect of Job Security on Organizational Performance with Organizational Commitment as a Moderator

The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of job security on organizational performance and to find out the moderating effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between job security and organizational performance. This study was carried out in three companies namely Kenya Power, KenGen and Mumias Sugar Company. Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study. The study population was 5866 employees in the three companies. The findings of the study were that job security had a significant effect on organizational performance. The study further showed that affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment moderated the relationship between job security and organizational performance.