IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 3 NO. 4 2017

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Employee Commitment in Organization

Chioma Nwokoro

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Abstract

Employees’ commitment is an integral concept in the study of organizational behavior as indicated by the myriad studies conducted relative to this subject. Its importance lies on its effect on the overall efficiency of the organizations. This paper discusses the importance of organizational commitment. Moreover, it provides an overview of the factors that could affect the level of commitment of workers to their organizations and suggested the relevance of improving commitment of workers through the principle of employee motivations.

keywords:

Employees Commitment, Organizational commitment, Employee Motivation, Employee performance

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