Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of career development experiences on
employee commitment within the Parliamentary Service of Ghana. The view that career
development experiences such as job enrichment, coaching and training were significant
precursors to employee commitment was assessed. The study used stratified random sampling and
attained a sample size made up of both senior and junior staff of the Service. Out of three hundred
and twenty (320) questionnaires that were distributed, two hundred and ninety-five (295) were
valid, comprising one hundred and twenty-nine (129) senior staff and one hundred and sixty-six
(166) junior staff of the Service; this represents a response rate of 92%. The data was analysed
using both descriptive and inferential statistics, and the results were pictorially represented and
summarised in figures and tables. The results indicated that career development experiences had a
significant positive correlation with employee commitment in the Service. Hence, it was
recommended that much attention should be focused on the creation of career development
opportunities and experiences in order to engender greater employee commitment among staff of
the Parliamentary Service of Ghana.
