An Exploratory Study of Job Insecurity as a Correlate of Employees’ Affective Committment

The study explores job insecurity as a correlate of affective commitment among academic and nonacademic staff of private universities. The study population consisted of all academic and non-academic staff of the university. In order to collect the study data, a questionnaire was designed. A correlation cross-sectional design was carried out using all staff both in the field and within various departments. A convenience sample was employed during the administration of questionnaire. The result indicates that there is a significant positive correlation between job insecurity and organizational affective commitment. The research finding conclude that staff who perceive their job as being secure are expected to exhibit high institutional affective commitment.