A Comparative Study on Psychological Contract and Affective Commitment of Catering Employees between Public and Private Universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKamau, Bernard Waweru
dc.contributor.authorMaranga, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorMugambi, Rahab
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-07T09:56:43Z
dc.date.available2022-06-07T09:56:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Managementen_US
dc.description.abstractPsychological contract refers to employee’s perception as the implicit agreement between themselves and the organization that contains a shared responsibility between the two parties. It is different from the formal contract as it is implicit. Employee’s commitment is the ability to internalize and engage in achieving the goals of an organization. The purpose of the study was to establish and compare relationship on psychological contract and organizational commitment between public and private universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya, moderated by employee’s welfare initiatives. The study adopted a descriptive survey design where a sample size of 50 public and 50 private university catering employees from two universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Data collection instruments were questionnaires and interview guides. Qualitative data was coded and summarized in compilation sheets for easier analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS with levels of significance established using paired tests with a cut-off point of p being < or =0.05 at 95% confidence and significance levels. The findings revealed that x2=18.84 df* = 3 and p=0.000 and 0.001 which are < 0.05, an indication that, there is a significant relationship between psychological contract and organizational commitment of university catering employees in both public and private universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya. This means that, psychological contract can be attributed to organizational commitment of public university catering employees in Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKamau, B. W., Maranga, V., & Mugambi, R. (2020). A Comparative Study on Psychological Contract and Affective Commitment of Catering Employees between Public and Private Universities in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 3(1), 20-39.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2706-6592
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23803
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishingen_US
dc.subjectOrganizational commitmenten_US
dc.subjectPsychological contracten_US
dc.subjectPublic universityen_US
dc.subjectPrivate university.en_US
dc.titleA Comparative Study on Psychological Contract and Affective Commitment of Catering Employees between Public and Private Universities in Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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