QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AS PREDICTOR OF PERCEIVED EMPLOYEE'S JOB COMMITMENT IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study examined the joint and relative effects of elements of Quality of Work Life on Employee Job Commitment in Food and Beverage Industry, Lagos State, Nigeria. A correlational research design was adopted and a sample of 610 respondents was selected through multi-stage sampling techniques. Data were collected through Quality of Work Life Scale(r=0.85) and Perceived Employee Job Commitment Questionnaire (r=0.75). Two hypotheses were tested and data analysed through multiple regression. The four elements of Quality of Work which constitute the independent variables jointly predicted employee’s job commitment of the respondents(R=0.467). Precisely, the predictors contributed 21.3% (adjusted R² =0.213) to the variance of the criterion variable. Also, each of the independent variables with the exception of career development significantly (p<0.05) predicted the dependent variable. Based on the findings, it was suggested that employers of labour especially in the organized private sector should endeavour to offer competitive compensation to their workers, maintain good occupational health and safety and make job relatively stabled.