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(1) Nicholas I. Achilike, Ph.D
Department of Business Administration,
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo Ebony State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
This research examines employee discipline and organizational performance in Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Abakaliki. The investigation seeks to establish the effect of specific aspects of discipline: employee dedication, moral values, and respect toward the institution on productivity, citizenship behavior, alongside efficiency as hallmark measurements of organizational performance using structured cross-sectional research design. The findings indicate that there is a statistically significant relationship between employee discipline and organizational performance. In particular, it was found that commitment by employees positively impacted organizational productivity; personal moral values shaped and reinforced acts of citizenship towards the organization; while a culture of respect in the workplace contributed toward operational efficiency. This study sought to advance knowledge by defining employee disciplinary issues as multi-dimensional concepts incorporating elements such as dedication, morality, and respect which are intertwined variables. Such a perspective enriches organizational theorizing concerning holistic approach on relationships between employees’ behaviors and their given duties hence performance offers new insights. Since this study relied on cross-sectional data, we recommend that future studies undertaken focus more on longitudinal approaches which track changing dynamics in the relationship between disciplining employees and achieving set performance levels over time.
Keywords: Employee Discipline and Organization Performance.
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