Employee Compensation and Employee Commitment in Oil Producing Firms in Rivers State

This study was conducted to examine the influence of employee compensation on employee commitment in Oil Producing firms in Rivers State. The study was based on a survey research design and made use of questionnaire in obtaining data from office resident employees serving in five Oil Producing firms in Rivers State of Nigeria. The population of study was 20,116 while its sample size determined through Taro Yamane sample size determination formular was 1793. The analysis of data was done with descriptive and inferential statistics. The former used percentage method while the latter used simple regression. The test of hypotheses in the study indicated that employee compensation had a positive and significant influence on employee commitment in Oil Producing firms in Rivers State. The generalized model summary showed a R2 of 0.432. The model also showed a goodness of fit at 95 percent (p-value <0.05). It was concluded that employee compensation can determine employee commitment in oil producing firms in Rivers State. In line with the result of this study, it was recommended that oil producing firms in Rivers State should improve upon the compensation package offered their employees so as to induce their commitment.