Locus of control: an employee job embeddedness implication for bankers in Nigeria

Dibua Emmanuel Chijioke (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria)
Nwanmuoh Emmanuel Ejiofo (Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Nigeria, Nsuka)
Chitom Racheal John-Akamelu (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria)

Annals of Management and Organization Research
Vol. 1 No. 3: February

Purpose: This study examined the relationship between Locus of Control (LOC) and Employee Embeddedness (EE) in Nigeria's selected commercial banks. Research Methodology: The study adopted a survey research design with a population of 400 employees. The sample size was 190 was determined using Krejcie and Morgan formula. A questionnaire was the instrument for data collection, while the analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypothesis was tested at a 5% level of significance, Results: Internal LOC has a statistically significant effect on sacrifice (R = .976; R-Square = .952; p-value < 0.05). Internal LOC makes it possible for employees to be more entangled in the organization, thereby making exiting the firms more difficult. Limitations: Data was not collected from different regions in Nigeria, hence limiting the study's generalizability. Contribution: This study represents the most recent LOC work, and it is novel in relating LOC to EE in Nigeria. Keywords: Locus of Control, Internal LOC, Employee job embeddedness, Sacrifice