ABSTRACT

 The study focused on the effect of employees' commitment on organisational productivity of Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria Plc, (2008-2017). The study specific objectives were to: ascertain the effect of individual commitment on organisational profitability, examine the relationship between organisational commitment and organisational output, evaluates the effect of commitment antecedents on organisational output, and ascertain the effects of Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria Plc commitment drivers on organisational profitability. The study adopted survey research design, primary and secondary data were adopted. Multiple Regression and Pearson Product Moment correlation were used to test the hypotheses posited. Findings revealed that: individual commitment have positive relationship with organisational profitability, organisational commitment are significant and positively related to organisational output. Commitment antecedents have a strong positive effects on organisational output, and commitment drivers are significant and positively related to Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria Plc profitability. The null hypotheses were rejected and alternative hypotheses accepted. The study concluded that employees' commitment have a positive and significant effects on organisational productivity of Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria Plc within the periods under review. The study recommended that the Management of Nigerian Breweries and Guinness Nigeria Pie should regularly modify their work environment, organisational structure, and their human resource policies to encourage employee's identification with their work, careers and the values of their peers within the organisation, to modify individual commitment and help employees to imbibe sense of cohesiveness with their colleagues. Management should leverage on sound human resource policies and inspired work atmosphere to encourage employees' identification with the goals and values of the organisation, and internalisation of their supervisors' values which is the embodiment of organisational commitment. Furthermore, management should improve the effectiveness of their commitment antecedents by enhancing the quality of agreement that exists between their employee's values and interests and those of the organisation.