ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND EMPLOYEE’S COMMITMENT IN THE DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN WARRI, DELTA STATE

ABSTRACT

This study empirically examines the effect of organisational culture on employee’s commitment in the Deposit Money Banks in Warri, Delta State. Its specific objectives are to examine the influence of power, role, task, person and innovative oriented cultures on employee engagement in the Deposit Money Banks in Warri, Delta State. In achieving these objectives, the study adopted the cross sectional research design. It specifically makes use of data collected from three hundred and thirty one (331) staff of Deposit Money Banks (DMB) in Warri, Delta State. Data collected were analyzed with descriptive and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression and Pearson moment correlation. The study revealed that power oriented culture negatively influenced employee’s commitment. It also revealed that role and task oriented culture negatively and significantly influenced employee’s commitment. However, person and innovative oriented culture positively and significantly influence employee’s commitment. From these findings, the study recommends that management of Deposit Money Banks in Warri should place less emphasis on the practices of role oriented culture by allowing employees to use their skills when getting work done; de-emphasize the practices of task oriented culture by giving employees the flexibility to perform their job, place more emphasis on the practices of person oriented culture by taking personal interest in the problems of subordinates as well as encourage employees to take risks and engage in experimentation.