RT Article
T1 Linking Organizational Justice to Organizational Commitment Among Nigerian Police Officers
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 49
IS 2
SP 220
OP 238
A1 Sun, Ivan Y.
A1 Wu, Yuning
A1 Otu, Smart E.
A1 Aro, Gilbert C.
A1 Akor, Ikechukwu Charles
A1 Nnam, Macpherson U.
A2 Wu, Yuning
A2 Otu, Smart E.
A2 Aro, Gilbert C.
A2 Akor, Ikechukwu Charles
A2 Nnam, Macpherson U.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1786542722
AB Organizational commitment is an imperative aspect of occupational attitudes as it signals employees’ willingness to stay with their organization and effectively achieve collective goals. Although recent studies have assessed factors influencing police officers’ organizational commitment, very little is known about the antecedents of police commitment in African countries. Based on a survey of Nigerian police officers, the study assesses the linkage between organizational justice and organizational commitment directly and indirectly through organizational trust and job satisfaction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) indicates that the relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment is principally indirect through the mediating mechanisms of supervisory trustworthiness and job satisfaction. Officers who express greater organizational justice report higher trust in their management and supervisors and, subsequently, stronger job satisfaction, leading to higher organizational commitment. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.
K1 Nigerian police
K1 Organizational Trust
K1 Job satisfaction
K1 Organizational Justice
K1 Organizational Commitment
DO 10.1177/00938548211036177