International Journal of Management, Marketing and Sustainability Review

Intrinsic Job Redesign and Employee Commitment in Manufacturing Firms, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

FirmJobEmployeeesCommitmentEnrichmentManufacturing
Samson Joel Audu

Abstract

Research and practical experiences have demonstrated that there is a link between the manner and magnitude of tasks and employees physical, psychological and social disposition towards such a job. This study examines intrinsic job redesign and employee commitment in manufacturing companies Benin City, Edo State. The study adopts research survey design and the study had a population of eight hundred employees who served as the respondents, and considering the fact that the entire population is large, a sample size was reached determine through the Godden sample size statistical formular to obtain a sample size of 260. The researcher designs a sixteen items structured questionnaire designed in a 5- points likert scale. A total number of 600 copies of the structured questionnaire were distributed while 204 copies were collected given a retrieval rate of 78%. The research tested three hypotheses using multiple regression statistical tool. The result of the analysis revealed that job autonomy significantly influences employee commitment. The study further showed that task significance has a significant impact on employee commitment. Also, that job feedback significantly influences employee commitment (r= .675, F:2, 202, = 116.271, p< .0005). Based on these findings, the study recommends that when enriching jobs all the five core job characteristic of the Job characteristic theory should be modified to elicit the required employee’s behaviors and enhances motivation and job satisfaction potential to increase employee commitment.

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Published Date

05/06/2026

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Articles

Pages

38-51

How to Cite

Audu, S.J. (2026). Intrinsic Job Redesign and Employee Commitment in Manufacturing Firms, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Management, Marketing and Sustainability Review, 2(2), 38-51.
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