IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED FAST FOOD IN UMUAHIA)
Ayogu, Deborah Uche
Department of Business Administration
College of Management Sciences
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State
Email: agbomelletus@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This study examined the impact of employee commitment on organizational performance of selected fast food in Umuahia. The researcher adopted the survey research design which suits the research due its descriptive nature. Both primary and secondary source of data were utilized in gathering the information relevant for this work. A total number of eighty-eight (88) questionnaire were issued out by the researcher to the staff of selected fast foods in Umuahia. Test-Retest reliability was used and computed through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. This research work made use of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, descriptive statistics used included table, frequency, percentages, mean, etc. while the inferential statistics that was used was simple regression . The result of the regression analysis. The coefficient of employee commitments was positive and significant at 1%. The p-values of employee commitments was 0.0064 and 0.0000 was less than the t-statistic value of 2.799 and 9.084 and the standard error value of 0.0785 and 0.0782 was less than the t-statistic value respectively. The adjusted R2 0.67 or 67% which revealed that the variables in the equation jointly explained 67% of the variations in the equation while the remaining 33% is explained by other variables not included in the equation. In other words, the R-square value of 67% expresses the percentage effect of employee commitment on the organizational profitability therefore rejected the null hypothesis because there was a significant effect on employee commitment on organizational profitability. The findings indicated that (i) there was a significant relationship between employee commitments and organizational profitability. This finding was sequel to the analysis done in table 3.4 were The p-values of managerial skills was 0.0064 and 0.0000 was less than the t-statistic value of 2.799 and 9.084 and the standard error value of 0.0785 and 0.0782 was less than the t-statistic value respectively. The adjusted R2 0.67 or 67% which revealed that the variables in the equation jointly explained 67% of the variations in the equation. (ii) There was a significant relationship between employee commitments and organizational growth. This finding was sequel to the result of the above 3.10g analysis revealed that the calculated t-value of 20.995 was greater than the table value (-3.169), therefore, the null (H0) hypothesis was rejected, while the alternatives hypothesis (H1) accepted. There was a significant relationship between employee commitments and organizational growth.
Keyword: Employees’ Commitment, Organizational Effectiveness, Sustained Productivity.
