Title: An assessment of the factors influencing the affective component of commitment among employees in the IT sector in Chennai

Authors: B. Aiswarya; G. Ramasundaram

Addresses: Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India ' Department of Management Studies, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, India

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the factors influencing commitment among employees in the IT industry. This study is limited to the top companies in the IT sector in Chennai. The respondents surveyed were active IT employees. The study provides significant current information on HR practices in the IT industry. The researcher proposed a set of research questions to understand the level of HR practices on the commitment level of the employees. The hypotheses are tested on the data collected from the IT employees. Statistical tools like factor analysis and step wise regression was applied to understand the level of importance each factor namely career development, decision-making, brand value, and performance appraisal has on the commitment of the employees. The findings reveal that the best form of HR practices shall impact the organisational commitment of the employee in a positive manner. The results showed that variables like career development, decision-making, brand value, and performance appraisal have a positive impact on the affective component dimensions of commitment. Current HRM research has a strong focus how organisation can improve employee's commitment to the organisation. Also, the insight gained from this study contributes to the future development of this line of research in other industries also.

Keywords: employee commitment; IT sector; affective commitment; human resources; organisational commitment; HR practices; regression analysis; business excellence; career development; performance appraisal; decision making.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2018.096211

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2018 Vol.16 No.4, pp.385 - 406

Received: 29 Apr 2017
Accepted: 03 Sep 2017
Published online: 19 Nov 2018 *

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