International Journal of Business Management and Administration Vol. 2(9), pp. 193-101, December 2013 ISSN 2327-3100 ©2013 Academe Research Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Career stage effect on organizational commitment: A study of banks in Lagos State

Ogunkoya Olufemi A.¹, Elumah Lucas O.²* and Shobayo Peter B.¹

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.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: luvility@yahoo.com. Tel: +2348068014910.

Accepted 25 October, 2013

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.