Abstract: Given its profound influence, organizational commitment is increasingly becoming a valued asset for most organizations. However, the mechanics of how to forge the right level of employee commitment to the organization is still not straightforward, more specifically among insurance firms in Kenya. Towards this endeavour the study was founded on the following objectives: to determine the effect of organizational commitment on employee performance for selected insurance companies in Eldoret town and to determine the moderating effect of employee training on the link between organizational commitment and employee performance. The study adopted an
explanatory research design. A target population was drawn from 10 selected insurance firms in Eldoret and a census of 156 respondents was taken. To ensure validity and reliability, Cronbach's alpha values were used; values> 0.7 was accepted. From the results predictors of employee..............
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