Effect of Staff Development Policy on Organizational Commitment of University Beneficiaries in Uganda

Abstract

The study examined the effect of staff development policy on the organizational commitment of university beneficiaries in Uganda. The specific objectives were; (1) to determine the effect of financial training support on organizational commitment of university beneficiaries; (2) to analyze the relationship between promotion with compensation after training and organizational commitment of university beneficiaries; and (3) to examine the relationship between fund recovery from staff after training and organizational commitment of university beneficiaries. Results revealed that; (a) financial training support had a significant relationship with organizational commitment of university beneficiaries (r = .979**, p<0.0001); (b) promotion with compensation after training had a significant association with organizational commitment (r = .964**, p<0.0001); and (c) fund recovery procedure from staff after training had a significant relationship with organizational commitment (r = .977**, p<0.0001). Multiple regression results also revealed that among the three (3) variables studied, only two (2) variables have a significant and positive effect on organizational commitment of beneficiaries. These are; financial training support      [β = .767, t = 5.470, p < 0.0001]; and fund recovery procedure [β = .568, t = 4.607 p<0.0001]. The other variable of compensation with promotion has a significant but negative effect on organizational commitment [β = -.349, t = -2.434, p<0.018) implying among others that while these two are significant aspects why staff go for training, in practice they negatively influence commitment because staff look for greener pastures elsewhere after training. It was therefore concluded that for universities to succeed in cultivating organizational commitment and performance, there is need to solicit for funds to enable staff development programmes to be sustainable and avoid undue stress on the beneficiaries.

Keywords: staff development, organizational commitment, compensation, financial training support

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-9-01

Publication date:March 31^st 2022