I. J. of Business & Management Research
Research Article | 
Factors Swaying Inspiration of Employees Performance in the Insurance Companies of Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis Between Demographic Forces and Components of Organizational Commitment
Author(s) : Serena Aktar
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 24 August 2021
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 293-301
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the most inspirational factor of employees’ performance in the perception of employees in the insurance companies of Bangladesh.
This empirical study has been conducted through an explanatory survey design. A survey with a structured questionnaire has been conducted for collecting primary data. A convenient random sampling technique was used to collect primary data for examining the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It means the relationship between the three components of organizational commitment and inspiration of employees’ performance; demographic factors and inspiration of employees’ performance in the insurance companies of Bangladesh. A total number of 400 structured questionnaires were distributed and received back with properly filled 378 questionnaires that were statistically used for analysis. The statistical software SPSS (IBM 26) has been used for input and processing raw data into hypothetical final results. Descriptive statistics, binary correlation, multiple regression analysis, and lastly One-Way-ANOVA have been used step by step to test the hypothetical research results.
The results of this study indicated that a strong positive relationship exists between the educational ability & experience of respondents from demographic factors and inspiration of employees’ performance; continuance commitment of the respondents from components of organizational commitment and inspiration of employees’ performance in insurance companies of Bangladesh. It is suggested in this research that the organization should pay attention to continuance committed employees having a high level of education and experience.
Keywords: Demographic factors, Components of organizational commitment, Employees performance , Insurance companies
Serena Aktar, Department of Business Administration, Northern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Email: serene7868@gmail.com
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Serena Aktar (2021), Factors Swaying Inspiration of Employees Performance in the Insurance Companies of Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis Between Demographic Forces and Components of Organizational Commitment. IJBMR 9(3), 293-301. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090307.