EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT AND JOB COMMITMENT IN PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS

Poor employees‘ engagement in organization could affect their commitment to duty and lower productivity. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of employee engagement on their job commitment in the selected private manufacturing organisations in Kaduna Metropolis of Nigeria. The paper is survey research sampling the opinion of 200 employees. Their opinions were collected using a structured questionnaire. Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to determine the reliability of instruments used. Face validity was also used to determine the validity of the instruments. Data were coded using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 and analysed by way of descriptive statistics and multiple regressions. The findings showed that work design, learning and development and recognition have positive significant influence on job commitment. Therefore, the study concluded that for an organization to attain operational excellence, it must pay keen attention to these variables; work design, learning and development and recognition. The study recommended that owners and managers of organisations should continue to address the issue of work design because the more the employees are provided with challenging work, variety, creativity and clarity the more they will be committed to their work. Also, they should continue to provide them with adequate learning and development because learning and development enhances employees‘ abilities, knowledge, and other characteristics which activate individual potential and commitment closer to the organizational goals. In addition, they should also provide them with adequate and valuable recognitions to boost morale and high commitment to duty.