%0 Journal Article %T Work Motivation of Teachers: Relationship with Organizational Commitment %A Louis George %A Thara Sabapathy %J Canadian Social Science %D 2011 %I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture %X : In the modern world of competitive higher education the role of motivated teachers is undeniable. This study aims to find the importance of organizational commitment in motivating the teachers. Data was collected from 450 degree college teachers of Bangalore city. Analysis of data and the discussion is included. The results showed a positive relationship between work motivation and organizational commitment of degree college teachers. More committed teachers were found to be more motivated. Implications of the findings and limitations of the study are given. Key words: Work motivation; Organizational commitment R¨¦sum¨¦: Dans le monde moderne de l'enseignement sup¨¦rieur comp¨¦titif le r le des enseignants motiv¨¦s est ind¨¦niable. Cette ¨¦tude vise ¨¤ trouver l'importance de l'engagement organisationnel dans la motivation des enseignants. Les donn¨¦es ont ¨¦t¨¦ recueillies ¨¤ partir de 450 enseignants universitaires de la ville de Bangalore. L'analyse des donn¨¦es et la discussion sont inclus. Les r¨¦sultats ont montr¨¦ une relation positive entre la motivation au travail et l'engagement organisationnel des enseignants universitaires. Les enseignants qui engagent le plus ont ¨¦t¨¦ trouv¨¦s ¨¤ ¨ºtre plus motiv¨¦s. Implications des conclusions et des limites de l'¨¦tude sont donn¨¦s. Mots cl¨¦s: Motivation au travail; Engagement organisationnel %K Work motivation %K Organizational commitment %U http://cscanada.net/index.php/css/article/view/1708