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VOL. 11, ISSUE 5 (2025)
Organizational commitment and job engagement among bank employees in Delta State, Nigeria
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Osazevbaru Henry Osahon, Aruoren Emmanuel E, Obieroma Andrew Ajedafemu
Abstract
This study investigated
the influence of organizational commitment on job engagement among bank
employees in Delta State, Nigeria. It focused on three dimensions of
organizational commitment: affective, continuance, and normative and their
relationships with job engagement. The empirical question is: do affective,
continuance, and normative commitments affect job engagement among bank
employee? Adopting a descriptive survey design, the study's population was
3,500 employees from where a sample size of 350 was drawn. Data collection
instrument was a self-structured questionnaire validated and tested for
reliability with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.87, indicating high
reliability. Descriptive statistics was computed to illuminate the data while
multiple regression analysis was used to examine the effect of organizational
commitment dimensions on job engagement. The findings revealed that normative
commitment has significant and positive effect on job engagement, emerging as
the strongest predictor (β = 1.020, p < 0.05). Continuance commitment also
had a positive and significant effect on job engagement (β = 0.303, p <
0.05). Conversely, affective commitment had a significant negative influence on
job engagement (β = -0.349, p < 0.05). The regression model demonstrated
high explanatory power, with an R-squared value of 0.985. Based on the
findings, the study recommended that banks prioritize enhancing normative
commitment through practices that foster employee loyalty and ethical
leadership. Continuance commitment should be strengthened by offering financial
and professional incentives, while affective commitment can be positively
leveraged through supportive workplace policies and programs aimed at employee
well-being.
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Pages:22-28
How to cite this article:
Osazevbaru Henry Osahon, Aruoren Emmanuel E, Obieroma Andrew Ajedafemu "Organizational commitment and job engagement among bank employees in Delta State, Nigeria". International Journal of Commerce and Management Research, Vol 11, Issue 5, 2025, Pages 22-28
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