Organizational Climate and Employee Commitment in Nigerian Deposit Money Banks

Abstract

The study was motivated by the problem of high employee turnover rate in the Nigerian banking industry. The study sought therefore, to assess the effect of organizational climate on employee commitment in the Nigerian Banking sector. The study was restricted to employees of Nigerian Banks in the Abuja regional offices. The study adopted the survey research design, primary data was used for the study and collected electronically through a structured questionnaire coded into Google forms. Regression technique was used to analyze the data collected. From a purposively selected sample of 384 respondents. The study found that organisational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee commitment in the Nigerian banking sector and recommends that collaborative work climate, open communication channels across the firm, and employee engagement in decision making in order to boost commitment of the employees in the organization.