Emotional Intelligence And Employee Empowerment As Predictors Of Organisational Commitment Among Non-Academic Staff Of Federal University Oye-Ekiti.

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the influence of emotional intelligence and' employee

empowerment as predictors of organisational among non-academic staff of Federal University

Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. A total of 240 nonacademic

staff were conveniently and purposefully sampled in the study. These participants were

administered with questionnaire consisting the Assessing emotions scale, employee

empowerment scale and organisational commitment scale together with demographic

information. One hypothesiswas tested using multiple regression and was confirmed while two

hypotheses were tested in the study using independent sample t-test, which were both rejected.

The result of the tested hypothesis showed that emotional intelligence and employee

empowerment predict organisational commitment F (2, 239) = 40.379, = .000, R2= .254. Gender

did not have a significant influence on organisational commitment t = -1.039; df = 238; p = .300.

Age did not have a significant influence on organisational commitment (t = 1.254; df = 238; p =

.211. Based on findings, it was concluded that emotional intelligence and employee

empowerment independently and jointly predict organisational commitment. Gender has no

influence on organisational commitment. The study findings revealed that emotional intelligence

and empowerment predicted organisational commitment and Also that there were no significant difference in genderand age on organisational commitment.

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