Organizational Culture and Employees’ Commitment in Selected Hotels in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria

The study examined the relationship between organizational culture and employees’ commitment in selected hotels in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state Nigeria. The objectives were to ascertain the extent of the relationship between internal work environment and employee’s commitment; and to determine the degree of the relationship between informal communication practices and employee’s commitment. Survey research design was adopted, the population of the study was 243 staff drawn from the ten (10) purposively selected hotels in Abakaliki. The data were analyzed using logistic regression analysis with the aid of SPSS version 23. The study found that internal working environment has a positive but statistically insignificant effect on organizational commitment among employees of selected hotels in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State (β = 0.257, p = 0.576 > 0.05). Also, the findings revealed that information communication practices have a positive but statistically insignificant effect on organizational commitment among employees of selected hotels in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State (β = 0.177, p = 0.700 > 0.05). It was therefore recommended that hotel management should improve working conditions by providing adequate facilities, fair compensation, and supportive policies. Additionally, management should encourage open and transparent communication beyond formal hierarchies.

Organizational Culture; internal work environment; informal communication practices; employee’s commitment; Social exchange theory.

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