Teacher’s Motivation, Organizational Commitment, and Job Performance in a City- Owned University

This descriptive-correlational study measured the level of motivation using McClelland's Needs Theory and the organizational commitment of teachers in a city-owned university in Metro Manila in the Philippines using the TCM developed by Meyer and Allen. The study also examined the relationship between motivation to job performance, motivation to organizational commitment, and organizational commitment to job performance using simple linear regression. Participated by 141 teachers, the study first established the validity and reliability of the two instruments used through an exploratory factor analysis before proceeding to measure the variables I studied and the relationship among these variables. The study found that participants have a strong need for security but the moderate need for achievement and power, and a high level of normative and affective commitment but moderate in continuance commitment. The result of the Chi-Square tests also found that motivation is not associated with the demographic profile of participants. However, the organizational commitment revealed only the employment status found to have an association. The Pearson test revealed that motivation and organizational commitment do not influence job performance, while motivation has a low correlation with organizational commitment. The study also showed redundancy between normative and affective commitment exists, further empirical evidence that the TCM is still not an adequate instrument for organizational commitment. The low correlation between motivation and organizational commitment to job performance may mean job security may not translate to good performance on the job. The teachers' high sense of organizational commitment, in particular, normative commitment or willingness to stay on the job, coincides with their need for security. This can interpret as teachers primarily driven by personal needs. However, the findings may not represent the teachers in the university, given that the study has a low participation rate. This study is recommended for repetition with a bigger sample size to truly capture the motivation and organizational commitment of the teachers in the university.