Impact of Socialization on Organizational Commitment of Employees: A Case Study of Private Degree Colleges in Nowshehra, District, KPK

Authors

  • Saqib Shahzad Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan
  • Shahzad Khan University of Haripur
  • Fayyaz Ali Shah Islamia College University Peshawar

Abstract

Implementations of HR practices carry a significant weightage towards organization’s success. The study was focused to find out the impact of socialization process on organizational commitment of employees working in private degree colleges. 200 hundred questionnaires were distributed among the teaching staff of degree colleges using convenient sampling technique. 126 properly filled questionnaires forming a response rate of 63% were analyzed to get meaningful results. The results of the study showed that socialization process was found to have significant impact on organizational commitment of employees.

Author Biographies

Saqib Shahzad, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan

Demonstrator & PhD ScholarImpact of Socialization on Organizational Commitment of Employees:  A Case Study of Private Degree Colleges in Nowshehra, District, KPK

Shahzad Khan, University of Haripur

Assistant professor

Fayyaz Ali Shah, Islamia College University Peshawar

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

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31.12.2015