Evaluation of Employee’s Organizational Commitment: The Case of Construction Enterprises

Le Trung Thanh

doi:10.47191/jefms/v4-i12-05

Abstract

Construction enterprises play an important role in the process of socio-economic development. They contribute to GDP growth and macroeconomic stability, create obs and incomes for workers, promote rural economic restructuring. Human resources in the construction enterprises in Hanoi all have a high level of education, an understanding of high socio-economic knowledge and a certain level of training can have a positive effect on the performance of construction enterprises. This research was conducted to measure the employees’ organizational commitment in construction enterprises in Hanoi. Data were collected through a survey with 150 office workers and technical personels of construction enterprises in Hanoi. With this data, we have used descriptive statistics, Cronbach's Alpha analysis to identify and measure twelve (12) attributes of employees’ organizational commitment in Hanoi. The results showed that employees’ organizational commitment is highly appreciated by respondents. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given to improve employees’ organizational commitment in the construction enterprises in Hanoi.

Highlights

Organizational commitment is a psychological state characterized by the relationship between members and their organization
Organizational commitment is a state of existence in which members of an organization are limited by actions and beliefs that help them maintain their levels of engagement with an organization (Miller & Lee, 2001)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Inheriting the results of previous studies by Meyer and Allen (1997) and by using a qualitative research approach namely interviews with selected experts to perform a quantitative research, we have identified the following 12 attributes of employees’ organizational commitment

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Organizational commitment is a psychological state characterized by the relationship between members and their organization. According to Business Monitor International (BMI), Vietnam's construction industry is predicted to have an average growth rate of 6.9% per year in the 10 years This rate is slightly down from the average of the previous 10 years (7.1%/year), it is still a high level compared to the world average. Continuance commitment: According to Meyer and Allen (1997), continuance commitment is an assessment of the costs associated with leaving an organization This type of commitment is based on the individual employee's point of view or on the cost-risk balance of leaving the current organization (Meyer & Allen, 1997). If an employee receives a benefit, it places the employee or their organization under an ethical obligation to behave kindly

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Descriptive Statistics

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS