Organizational Justice And Employee Commitment: Evidence From University Of Benin

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2019 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 7

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : TAFAMEL, Ehiabhi Andrew , AKRAWAH,Onutomaha Dennis

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V6I7P113

How to Cite?

TAFAMEL, Ehiabhi Andrew , AKRAWAH,Onutomaha Dennis, "Organizational Justice And Employee Commitment: Evidence From University Of Benin," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 6,  no. 7, pp. 84-91, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V6I7P113

Abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the role of organizational justice on employee commitment in Nigerian Universities. The objective of the study is to investigate the relationship between distributive justice, interactional justice and procedural justice and employee commitment of non-academic staff of Nigerian Universities. This study employs a survey research instrument through the administration of questionnaires to non-academic staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State of Nigeria. The data for the study is analyzed using ordinary multiple regression. The results from the OLS regressions reveals that distributive justice has a positive and a significant relationship with employee commitment with p-value < 0.05, interactive justice has a positive and insignificant relationship with employee commitment with p-value > 0.05 and procedural justice has a positive and a significant relationship with employee commitment with p-value < 0.05. Therefore, the study recommends that management should ensure that distributive justice is in practice in the educational industry so as to enhance the commitment level of employees.

Keywords:

Distributive Justice, Employment Commitment, Interactive Justice, organisational Justice and Procedural Justice.

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