Comparative analysis of organizational commitment among sports graduates in the public and private sector / Mohamad Firdaus Ahmad and Nur Syazwani Zulaikha Safwan

This study investigates the disparities in perceived organizational commitment among sports graduates employed in Malaysia’s public and private sectors. The problem of turnover is a widespread global phenomenon resulting from employee dissatisfaction with the organization and lack of commitment. The issue of employee commitment in both public and private sector organizations is frequently discussed and deliberated upon. Thus, this study investigates the disparities in perceived organizational commitment among sports graduates employed in Malaysia’s public and private sectors. 370 sports graduates participated in the survey. The data was collected through the administered questionnaire consisting of 22 items divided into three domains: affective, continuance, and normative commitment. Statistical analysis was performed using an independent sample t-test. The findings demonstrate a significant difference in affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment based on working sector as the p-value < 0.05. Sports graduates in the public sector demonstrated higher levels of commitment across all domains compared to their private sector counterparts. The implications of this study are beneficial for both public and private sectors as they gain a comprehensive understanding of employees' organizational commitment. Future research is expected to investigate other control variables, such as working experience. A longitudinal study also may be applicable in ensuring a comprehensive perception of employees.