ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT AND JOB INVOLVEMENT IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

OZIEGBE UWUIGIAREN; EVELYN  UMEMEZIA

OZIEGBE UWUIGIAREN Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
EVELYN UMEMEZIA Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Keywords: Job Involvement, Organisational Support, Perceived Employer Support, Perceived Fellow Employees, Perceived Supervisor Support

Abstract

This study empirically investigated the influence of perceived Organisational support on job involvement in selected universities in Edo State. The specific objective was to ascertain if perceived employer support, perceived supervisor support, and perceived fellow employee support have any influence on the level of job involvement in selected universities in Edo State. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) sampled employees from four selected universities in Edo State were involved in the study. Data collected from the sampled employees were analysed using multiple regressions. The findings of the study revealed that the dimensions of perceived Organisational support investigated, that is, perceived employer support, perceived supervisor support, and perceived fellow employee support have a significant influence on employees’ job involvement in the selected universities. The study recommended that the management of universities in Edo State sustain and possibly increase their level of support provided for employees in other to attain optimal employee performance.