Abstract

Ogunama E. A.1*, Ogibah K. Oreva2* and Avwuayi F. Anderson1

This study examines the career stage effect on organizational commitment of bank employees. The subjects included 660 clerical and managerial staff of Nigerian banks operating in Lagos State, South-west of Nigeria. Results of this study revealed significant differences in organizational commitment across career stages of employees when career stages were categorized on the basis of chronological age, but no significant difference in any dimension of organizational commitment was found between employees in early-career stage (up to 2 years of experience), and employees in mid-career stage (3-10 years of experience). The findings of this study have positive and useful implications for HR systems in Nigerian banks to design more effective organizational career planning programs and procedures.