JOB FIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between job fit and organizational commitment in Deposit Money Banks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. Primary data was collated using self-administered questionnaire. A total population size of 990 from five (5) deposit money banks and sample size of 284 was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula at 0.05 level of significance. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to test the validity and reliability of instrument at above 0.70 coefficients. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The findings of the study revealed that relationship between job fit and organizational commitment in Deposit Money Banks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study recommended that deposit money banks should build job fit by matching right skills to right jobs in the process of recruitment and selection.
Keywords: Job Fit, Organizational Commitment, Affective Commitment, Normative Commitment, Continuance Commitment
CITATION: Nwoji, N. J., & Sorbariko, L. (2020). Job fit and organizational commitment of deposit money banks in Port Harcourt Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 445 – 457.
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