Safety Culture as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction among Secretaries in ICT Polytechnics, Ogun State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Job Satisfaction, Office safety culture, organizational culture, Employee satisfaction, Employee well-being.Abstract
Employee’s job satisfaction is pivotal for job performance and overall achievement of the
organizational goals, aims and essence of existence failure of which may result in eventual
extinction from the competitive front. Several studies have been carried out to find out the
possible factors that influences job satisfaction. This study aimed at finding out the influence of
office safety culture on job satisfaction. A descriptive survey design was adopted. The
population comprises of 186 secretaries in ICT Polytechnics, Ogun State. The study adopted a
descriptive survey design. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The empirical
data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, the hypothesis were tested using simple linear
regression. The study found a moderately high level (Mean=3.5)Job satisfaction among
secretaries. A moderate level of office safety culture (Mean=3.1) was found, which means there
is need for improvement in the safety culture of the study area (employees).The test of
hypothesis revealed thatoffice safety culture(R = 0.510, p<0.05) have significant positive
influence on job satisfaction.The study recommends that institution of higher learning should
consider advancement intosafety programmes that will facilitate a smooth running, healthy and
safe workspace.
