IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management (IJEBM )

E-ISSN 2489-0065
P-ISSN 2695-186X
VOL. 5 NO. 1 2019

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Organizational Climate and Employee Commitment of Telecommunication Companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Tamunomiebi, Miebaka Dagogo PhD

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between organizational climate and employee commitment in telecommunications companies in Port Harcourt. Autonomy was conceptualized as the dimension of organizational climate -the predictor variable. Affective and normative commitment as measures of employee commitment - criterion variable. The study adopted a cross-sectional research survey design in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through structured, self- administered questionnaire. The target population was 437 employees of the four General System of Mobile telecommunication (GSM) firms in Port Harcourt. The study sample was 208 employees calculated using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. The reliability of the instrument was also achieved through confirmatory tests using Crombach Alpha coefficient. Data generated were analyzed and presented using both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman rank order correlation Coefficient .The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. Empirical findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational climate and employee commitment in telecommunications companies in Port Harcourt. The study concludes that organizational climate significantly influences employee commitment in telecommunications companies in Port Harcourt. One of the study recommendations was that management at work place should respect employees and treat them fairly by appreciating their input to ensure they feel valued by the organizations which they serve.

keywords:

Organizational Climate, Employee Commitment, Affective Commitment, Normative Commitment

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