Journal of Business and Administrative Studies

The effect of organizational commitment on professional Employees’ Turnover intention: Evidence from United Bank S.Co

Henock Emiru, Ephrem Assefa — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Employees’ level of commitment to their organization is presumed to a positive effect on organizational performance. Although turnover is important if less performing and committed employees leave their organization, it causes detrimental effects when employees quit their job. Building on the social exchange theory, this study is aimed to determine the effect of organizational commitment on professional/skilled employees’ turnover intention in the case of United Bank S.Co. Recently, high labour turnover has become a major problem for the banking industry in Ethiopia. Thus, well experienced and qualified professionals in the banking industry leave their positions which in turn create undesirable cost and harming organizational productivity. United Bank S.Co is one of the victims of skilled labour turnover in the country. Perceptual data related to the level of organizational commitment and intention to leave the organization was gathered via structured questionnaire from 205 professional employees of the bank. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. Regression analysis results showed that out of the three organizational commitment dimensions, only normative commitment had caused a statistically significant effect (β=-0.235, p< 0.05) on turnover intention. However, in contrary to theory, the study didn’t report any significant effect of affective and continuance commitment on turnover intention. This implies that other factors could also have an impact on professional employees’ intention to leave their organization. Based on the findings of the study, the bank management is highly recommended to develop retention strategies that would help it to retain and benefit from its professional employees. As a result, the bank will be able to decrease turnover rate and turnover-related costs and increase the firm’s overall performance.

Risk management in building construction projects: contractors and Consultants perspectives

Alem Teferi, Dejene Mamo — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This investigation aims at identifying the major risk factors that contribute to the possible occurrence of risk on building construction projects in Addis Ababa. Participants of the study, located in Addis Ababa, were grade one contractors and consultants. To achieve its objective, a mixed method research design approach was deployed in this study. It also implemented descriptive research design for the purpose of describing situations and facts to the research questions. Questionnaire survey was conducted for collecting data from a simple random sample of 100 people. The collected data was analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Science / IBM SPSS 24/ and the results are presented through statistical tools such as frequency tables, graphs, and charts, etc. The research findings indicated that 5 critical risk factors were identified based on an assessment of their probability of occurrence on building construction projects. These were “high inflation rate”, “delayed payment by client”, “poor resource management”, “risk of corruption”, and “economic instability” that have influence on project objectives. Financial factor was the most significant risk category recognized by participants. Hence, the two most critical possible risks identified were time overrun and cost overrun. It was also indicated that for effective risk alleviation risk transfer and reduction measures were the major strategies recognized by participants. Further investigation of opinions from the study revealed that there was lack of knowledge of risk management which needs to be improved. It was concluded that consultants and contractors as well as other stakeholders need to work in tandem to improve the environment of risk management in building construction industry.

Determinant of micro enterprise growth in the manufacturing sector: the case of Jimma Town

Tomas Tadesse — Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The main aim of the study was to examine factors affecting the growth of microenterprises in the manufacturing sector in Jimma town. To this end, the study used descriptive and explanatory research design and data was conducted from 186 respondents. The study found out the effect of working premises, managerial, infrastructure, and financial factors on the growth of micro- nterprises in manufacturing operating in Jimma town, the correlation analysis shows the relationship between working premises, managerial, infrastructure and financial factors and growth of micro-enterprises in manufacturing sector were strong and positive relationship and the results of regression analysis observed that working premises, managerial, infrastructure and financial factors have a significant positive effect on the performance of micro-enterprises in manufacturing sector, the researcher recommends that the government needs to establish training centers for training managerial and technical courses for the micro-enterprises entrepreneurs as well as business information centers and to develop a comfortable source of finance for micro-enterprise, the government should have to organize and support the performance of Micro Finance Institutions and another source of finance and Jimma town micro-enterprise and food security office be supposed to undertake a detailed study on the appropriateness of the working place to be given to each type of enterprises.