Boss-Driven Development and Employee Commitment in Telecommunication Firms in Nigeria
Publication Date: 22/09/2023
Author(s): Prof. Zeb-Obipi Isaac, Dr. Lekue Barile Menewae Nwikiabeh, Dr. Gold Leton Kpurunee.
Volume/Issue: Volume 6 , Issue 3 (2023)
Abstract:
The study examined the nexus between boss-driven development and employee commitment in telecommunication firms in Nigeria. Boss-driven development is a development process whereby the direction and priorities that accelerate professional growth are determined by the boss; and employee commitment is the extent to which employees are willing to invest their time, effort, and energy to contribute to the success and well-being of the organization. The study was based on four selected telecommunication companies in Port Harcourt with a sample size of 226 telecommunication staff selected from a population of 550 staff. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient with SPSS version 21. It was found that boss-driven development leads to employee commitment. Therefore, we conclude that boss-driven development brings about employee commitment. Based on the above conclusion, it was recommended that telecommunication firms should encourage the boss-driven development of their employee to ensure employee commitment.
Keywords:
Boss-driven development, Affective commitment, Normative commitment, Continuance commitment.
