Examining Organizational Commitment among National and Expatriate Employees in the Private and Public Sectors in United Arab Emirates

Abdulfattah Yaghi and Nayef Aljaidi

International Journal of Public Administration, 2014, vol. 37, issue 12, 801-811

Abstract: The indigenous manpower deficit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resulted in hiring of millions of expatriate employees. In the past decade, this situation has led to many concerns for decision makers as organizational productivity declined. The present study aims at examining the relationship between employees’ nationality and their organizational commitment (OC), in addition to exploring the various forms of commitment exhibited in the workplace. Bivariate and multivariate analyses indicated that OC was multidimensional as employees have expressed differing types and levels of commitment. In addition, nationality of employees was significantly correlated with the level of their commitment. Thus, this study provides several recommendations for researchers and practitioners.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907314

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