ISSN 2167-0439
International Journal of Management and Business Studies ISSN 2167-0439 Vol. 6 (4), pp. 308-316, April, 2016. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
An evaluation on the effects of career stage on organizational commitment of bank employees
Ogunama E. A.1*, Ogibah K. Oreva2* and Avwuayi F. Anderson1
1Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
2Department of Banking and Finance, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 25 March, 2016
Abstract
This study examines the career stage effect on organizational commitment of bank employees. The subjects included 660 clerical and managerial staff of Nigerian banks operating in Lagos State, South-west of Nigeria. Results of this study revealed significant differences in organizational commitment across career stages of employees when career stages were categorized on the basis of chronological age, but no significant difference in any dimension of organizational commitment was found between employees in early-career stage (up to 2 years of experience), and employees in mid-career stage (3-10 years of experience). The findings of this study have positive and useful implications for HR systems in Nigerian banks to design more effective organizational career planning programs and procedures.
Key words: Organizational commitment, affective commitment, continuance commitment, normative, career pattern commitment, career stage.