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Authors
Adamu Yakubu Usman
Department of Business Administration,
National Open University of Nigeria.
Prof. Udu Gabriel Ama Aka
Department of Business Administration,
National Open University of Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: Adamu Yakubu Usman
ABSTRACT
Employee commitment remains a critical challenge in public sector organizations, particularly in developing economies where perceptions of unfairness often undermine employee morale and productivity. This study examined the relationship between organizational justice and employee commitment in selected public organizations in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria. A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was adopted. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire administered to employees of Federal Government College Jos, Federal Road Safety Corps Jos Command, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Jos. out of 381 questionnaire distributed, 350 were correctly completed and returned, representing a response rate of 91.9 per cent. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product–moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice each have significant positive relationships with employee commitment. The results further showed that organizational justice dimensions jointly explain a substantial proportion of variance in employee commitment. The study concludes that fairness in reward distribution, decision-making procedures, and interpersonal treatment enhances employees’ emotional attachment, loyalty, and willingness to remain in public organizations. The study recommends the institutionalization of transparent reward systems, participatory decision-making processes, and respectful supervisory practices to strengthen employee commitment in Nigerian public organizations.
Keywords: Organizational justice, employee commitment, distributive justice, procedural justice, interactional justice, public organizations, Nigeria.