Employee’s Commitment and its Impact on Organizational Productivity in Plateau State Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC)

Employee’s Commitment and its Impact on Organizational Productivity in Plateau State Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC)

Authors: Dr. Cinjel Nandes Dickson, Galadima Bala Joli, Danjuma Joseph

Abstract

Employee’s commitment otherwise known as worker’s commitment on the job is an embodiment of loyalty, devotion, allegiance and faithfulness an employee or employees of an organization have on their jobs while productivity entails the output, the yield and efficiency in an operation or practice. This study has attempted to examine the impact of worker’s commitment on productivity in Plateau State Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC). The study used case study, historical and expo facto to investigate the causality under investigation. Self – categorization theory was adopted as the theoretical underpinning of the study. The secondary source of data were generated from documentary facts drawn from array of both published and unpublished materials such as: textbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, conference and seminar papers, handbooks of the organization and union, internet materials and a lot of others. Interview was the major instrument used to generate primary data. Both structured and unstructured format was used to design the tool to enhance precision and for detailed information. Findings revealed that employee’s commitment has significant impact on productivity in Plateau State Radio Television Corporation. The study has also put to light the adverse effect of working environment and poor motivation schemes on employee’s level of commitment on the job in PRTVC. Recommendations such as the need to sustain recruitment within the purview of professionalism, broadening of practice along conventional frontiers, improve working condition and improvement of motivational schemes and many others were proffered.

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