CONTRACT STAFF COMMITMENT, WORK INITIATIVE, JOB SATISFACTION AND PERFORMANCE OF STERLING BANK PLC

This study examined the impact of contract staff on the performance of Sterling Bank PLC in terms of their commitment, work initiative and job satisfaction. The study adopted the descriptive design. Using a simple random sampling technique, this research sampled 120Contract Staff of the Ten bank branches (Upth, Rumuibekwe, Olu-Obasanjo, AggreyRoad,Garrison-Aguma, Trans-Amadi road, Evo Road, GRA, Aba Road and13B Trans-amadi branch)
in Rivers State, Nigeria, to participate in the research. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, which was analysed with the use of regression techniques to determine the relationship between the research variables. The study found a significant effect of employee commitment, work initiatives and job satisfaction on Organisational performance at Sterling Bank PLC. Therefore, this study concludes that contract employees' commitment,work initiatives and job satisfaction significantly predicts organisational performance. The
study thus recommends that the management of Sterling Bank PLC enriches the contractual engagement of employees to bring the best in them to be committed to the organisation.