WORKPLACE PROMOTION SYSTEM AND EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE TO WORK IN ACCESS BANK PLC, PORT HARCOURT.

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between workplace promotion system and employee attitude to work. To achieve this, the study adopted the descriptive survey design for the analysis. The study population consists of all the professional staff in Access Bank Plc, Port Harcourt. As a result of time and the population oversize, the research selected ninety nine (99) workers from five of the bank branches to make up the population of the study.  As such, the proportionate stratified random sampling is used due to the presence of significant difference in the sizes of the sampled company. A sample of sixty (60) employees was selected as the sample size for the study. To collect the required data from this bank, a well structured questionnaire was used. To check the reliability, reliability analysis was used and a statistically accepted Cronbach alpha value of 0.68 was found. A total of 60 questionnaires were distributed out of which 56 were returned with a response rate of 78%. This is followed by an analysis using the SPSS 21 software to find the prediction of workplace promotion system for employee attitude to work. From the analysis, we found out that the dimensions of workplace promotion system significantly influence the measures of employee attitude to work. The implication of this result is that the workers in the selected firm felt satisfied, engaged and committed to their work when they are promoted based on the organization’s culture and value. Based on the conclusion, the following recommendations were made among others; that companies should implement policies promoting worthy job satisfaction practices such as job promotion and that Private companies should stimulate job  promotion  of  their employees in order to ensure employees’ affective commitment.