Revisiting the Employee Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment of Selected Human Resource from Armed Forces of the Philippines

This study examined the levels of motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among selected civilian human resources of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Specifically, the study determined the respondents’ demographic profile in terms of sex, age, years of service, and highest educational attainment, and assessed their levels of motivation, intrinsic satisfaction, extrinsic satisfaction, affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment. The study also investigated significant differences in these variables when grouped according to demographic characteristics and examined the relationships among the factors. A descriptive–quantitative research design was employed in the study. A total of 142 civilian human resource personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines participated as respondents through purposive-convenience sampling. Data were gathered using a self-made motivation questionnaire, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire for job satisfaction, and the Allen and Meyer Organizational Commitment Scale. Statistical tools used included frequency distribution, mean, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), post hoc test, and Pearson’s r correlation coefficient. Results revealed that respondents exhibited very high motivation while levels of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction were generally neutral or uncertain. In terms of organizational commitment, respondents showed a moderate level of affective, continuance, and normative commitment toward the organization. Significant differences were found in motivation based on years of service and in several variables based on highest educational attainment. The findings suggest that while employees remain motivated and committed to the organization, improvements in factors influencing job satisfaction may further enhance employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.