Job Satisfaction as the Mediator Between a Learning Organization and Organizational Commitment Among Lecturers

Gui-Xia Wang,Abdullah Mat Rashid

doi:10.12973/eu-jer.11.2.847

Abstract

<p style="text-align: justify;">The higher educational institution needs a group of dedicated and committed lecturers to endure the institution during these turbulent times. As the organizational commitment reflects the self-identification of an employee with the organization, it has far-reaching implications on multifarious aspects in the organization. This present study investigated whether job satisfaction could mediate the relationship between learning organization and organizational commitment. A total of 452 lecturers from Heilongjiang province in China participated in this study. Structural equation modelling showed that job satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between the dimensions of learning organization and organization, specifically on the effect of continuous learning, connection, and strategic leadership. Job satisfaction is also found to be a stronger predictor of organizational commitment than learning organization. These findings are discussed thoroughly and recommended a holistic plan to be devised that could strengthen learning organization and job satisfaction of lecturers in various aspects of the organization.</p>

Highlights

Today, the higher education institution (HEI) faces unpredictable changes in the workforce and budget slashing have an impact on their operations and overall performance of the institutions
This is because investing in the continuous professional development (CPD) of the employees has often been touted as the key to boosting both the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the employees (Pucciarelli & Kaplan, 2016)
Zeroorder correlations analyses were conducted and found that all the dimensions of the learning organization, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment are significant. This indicates that it is possible to conduct path analysis using maximum likelihood estimation to determine the role of job satisfaction as a mediator in the relationship between learning organization and organizational commitment

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Introduction

The higher education institution (HEI) faces unpredictable changes in the workforce and budget slashing have an impact on their operations and overall performance of the institutions. Since China aspires to transform HEI into the hub that drives the development of the country, it is high time to examine the current level of learning organization of HEI This is because investing in the continuous professional development (CPD) of the employees has often been touted as the key to boosting both the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the employees (Pucciarelli & Kaplan, 2016). It is the only way forward for HEI to survive in today’s VUCA landscape. The management failed to see the opportunity cost associated with the lack of training of their employees, such as a low level of organizational commitment and job satisfaction

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