Managers’ Sportsmanship Behaviour and Employee Commitment in the Hospitality Sector in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Dogitimiye Memory and Dr Cletus I. Emeti
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between managers’ sportsmanship behaviour and employee commitment in the hospitality sector in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Employee commitment was assessed in terms of affective commitment and normative commitment. This research utilized a quasi-experimental and cross-sectional survey designs. The target population is 159 sample elements drawn from the four major hotels and restaurants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. However, the accessible population was 124 respondents. The sample size (S) was determined based on the guidelines of census study technique which allow for the entire population (124) to be adopted as the sample.
Keywords
Managers’ Sportsmanship Behaviour
Employee Commitment
Affective Commitment
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sequential examination of change with tenure. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 56, 114-
136.
Bentein, K., Stinglhamber, F., & Vandenberghe, C. (2002). Organization-, supervisor-, and
workgroup-directed commitments and citizenship behaviours: A comparison of models.
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Delobbe, N. & Vandenberghe, C. (2000). A Four-Dimensional Model of Organizational
Commitment among Belgian Employees. European Journal of Psychological Assessment,
16(2), 125–138.
