International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations ISSN 2348-7585 (Online) Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp: (68-74), Month: October 2022 - March 2023, Available at: www.researchpublish.com Page | 68 Research Publish Journals EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY MAUREEN ACHIENG ORWA 1 , Lawrence Odollo 2 1,2 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7230072 Published Date: 20-October-2022 Abstract: The main objective of the study was to establish the effect of organizational commitments on performance of Non-governmental organizations in Nairobi County. The study was premised on four theories namely social exchange theory, co-operative game theory, resource-based theory and Stakeholders theory. A descriptive research design was used for the study. Primary information was used for the study which was assembled using semi structured questionnaires. The first section of the questionnaire collected bio data information of the respondents while the other sections had questions from the four variables of the study. The target population was 53 non-governmental organizations operating in Nairobi County. The unit of observation was managers from the three levels of management that is the lower level, middle level and top-level managers 3 managers were selected from each of the fifty three non-governmental organizations for the study. A sample of 112 managers was selected for the study. Collected information was scrutinized for descriptive, inferential correlation and regression analysis. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24 was used for Data Analysis. Study outcomes was displayed in form of frequency tables, percentages, and charts. Data results found out that Organizational Commitment, significantly and positively influence the performance of non – governmental organizations (NGOs) in Nairobi County. The study recommends that NGOs in Nairobi County embrace Organizational Commitment. Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations, Performance, Organizational Commitments. 1. INTRODUCTION According to Mkutano and Sang (2018), some of the internal dynamics affecting the operations of NGOs in Kenya are, Organizational commitments, Collaborations with other organizations, capacity building on its employees and strategic control of the organization. Organizational commitment can be said to be a belief or culture held by the organization in the industry. In addition, organizational commitment can be the connection the organization and its stakeholders whereby the goals of both the organization and the shareholders are congruent (Renyut, Modding, Bima, & Sukmawati, 2017). Three types of organizational commitments exists in a firm namely, affective commitment, which is an affection of an employee towards his job, continuance commitment which is the fear of the employee to lose his job and lastly, the normative commitment which is the sense of obligation of an employee to staying a given job over a given period of time (Oyeniyi, Adeyemi, & Olaoye, 2017). Organizational commitment can be achieved through several ways which may lead to improving the operations of the NGOs in the long run. Some of the ways are, through creating a strong teamwork culture whereby employees works together as a team, goals being clearly communicate to the members of staff and the organization’s expectations from the respective staff, being transparent and encouraging open communication within the organization, Having and maintaining