Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment of Faculty Members of Higher Educational Institutions of India

Abstract

The biggest challenge in management of human resource lies in identifying the strategies for enhancing the performance of the employees and engaging them in such a way that they stay committed to the organization for a long time. Employees are important for the growth and success of the organization. Commitment of employees towards organization plays a vital role in the success and growth of the organization. Therefore it is very important for the organizations to keep the employees satisfied so that they exhibit greater levels of commitment at workplace. The main intention of this study is to review various factors affecting organizational commitment of faculty members working higher educational institutions in India. Factors selected for review in this study are job satisfaction, compensation and incentives, employee engagement and years of teaching experience. From the review it has been observed that experienced faculties can produce better outcomes and the faculties whom the organization keeps engaged the most, exhibit better commitment towards that organization.