Impact of Employee Commitment on Job Performance of Non-Executive Level Employees at Selected Public Sector Organization, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Committed employees make an enormous contribution to firms due to the fact they behave in ways that help the firm achieve its objectives. So, this study was conducted to examine the impact of Employee commitment (Affective commitment, Continuance Commitment) on Job Performance of non-executive level government employees in the selected public sector organization, southern province, Sri Lanka. Independent variable of the study is Employee Commitment and dependent variable is Job Performance. The primary data were collected from a sample of 75 employees using a structured adapted questionnaire. Bivariate analysis and regression analysis were applied to analyze the data with the SPSS 26.0 (Version). The study confirmed that there is an impact of Employee Commitment on Job Performance. And also that the three dimensions of Employee Commitment; Affective Commitment, Continuance Commitment and Normative Commitment have a positive significant impact on Job Performance. Affective Commitment was found as the maximally affected dimension on Job performance at the organization (0.503). And Continuance commitment was observed as the least affected dimension with a comparatively weak relationship with Job Performance (0.424). The study concluded that Employee Commitment is a remarkable predictor of Employee Job Performance and can be used to enhance the level Job Performance of employees at selected public sector organization. This study is of great value focusing the consideration of top administration and policy makers to implement policies and arrangements to upgrade Job Performance through boosted commitment of employees.