EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Employee commitment is a necessary ingredient in improving the performance of any organization. Employee commitment which is underpinned by loyalty, dedication, hard work and selflessness should not be taken for granted. It cannot be far-fetched to state that the degree of commitment between employees and employers is directly linked to the level of job satisfaction expressed by employees. This study aimed to find out the effects of employee commitment on the performance of an organisation. This also aims to provide information to managers on best practices that they can be adopted to make workers satisfied on the job and therefore stay committed to the ideals and beliefs of the organization. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. The population included the management heads and the other staff at the Ashanti Regional Office, Ghana Cocoa Board. The population for the study is the management and employees at the Ashanti Regional Office of the Ghana Cocoa Board. A simple random sampling was used to draw 40 participants for the study. Primary data were collected by the use of questionnaires and interview, while secondary data were collected by using documentary reviews Data collected for the questionnaires were edited and coded for consistency. The data were organised into frequency tables with percentages using SPSS. The data from the interview schedules were analysed using thematic analysis. The results from the study revealed that good leadership had, compensation and non-wage compensation benefits, and training and development of employees, had direct positive influence on employee commitment. We recommend that employees should be given adequate resources, facilities, training autonomy, and responsibility to strengthen the commitment of employees with their organisation, performance.