Employee Separation and Continuance Commitment of Manufacturing Firms in Rivers State

Felicia Uchehara, Oshi Joseph

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This study investigated the correlation between employee separation and continuance commitment in Rivers State. The target population involved the thirty-four (34) manufacturing firms registered with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the study adopted the macro-level analysis in which the sample size of 135 managers was ascertained from 10 companies in Rivers state through the Taro Yamene formula. Copies of questionnaire administered was 120, but 100 copies were returned, giving the response rate of 83.3% used for the analysis. The null hypotheses were rejected after being analyzed via Spearman rank order correlation statistical tool with the aid of SPSS version 20, and the study stated significant relationships between the dimensions of employee separation such as retrenchment and resignation, and the measures of continuance commitment such as economic exchanges and few alternatives. The study strongly recommended that the human resources department should take exit interviews seriously and analyze why employees leave. This will instill a sense of being valued on the employees and in turn they will continue to represent the organization positively, everywhere they go.

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