MANAGERIAL INTEGRITY AND EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN ORGANIZATION
BY
Ernestina Amana Akpana
&
Wichey Amanda
ABSTRACT
This study examined Managerial integrity and employee commitment in organization. The purpose of the study is to identify those integrity variables and their effect on employee commitment in organization. Commitments are important in exhibiting the characteristics of integrity only if the promises are not false. Managers must not commit themselves to actions for which they have no power or authority to implement. Commitments by management or anyone must be limited to those that are within their power to accomplish, if not the commitment should not be made. The study made use of qualitative method and draws its arguments basically from secondary data. The study adopted Side-Bet Theory of Employee Commitment propounded by Becker as the theoretical framework. The theory contends that commitment occurs through a process of placing side-bets. The theory states that commitment is evident when an individual through a side-bet, joins incidental interest with a reliable line of activities. The findings from available literature revealed that there is positive relationship between managerial integrity and employment commitment in manufacturing firms. The study therefore recommended amongst others that policymakers, administrators and managers of manufacturing companies should uphold high level of integrity to ensure satisfaction and growth in an organization.
Key Words: Organization, Managerial Integrity, Employee Commitment, Manufacturing Firms.
Akpana, E.A. & Amanda, W. (2022). Managerial Integrity and Employee Commitment in Organization. Research Journal of Management Practice, 2(1), 96-112. Available online at: https://www.ijaar.org/articles/rjmp/v2n1/rjmp-v1n12-Dec21-p11214.pdf.
