The Mediation of Job Satisfaction Between Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment

Abstract

Organizations try to maximize employees’ performance. This is only possible if the employees are committed to the organization. The commitment of employees to the organization depends on their satisfaction with their jobs. It was called that the effect of perceived organizational support on organizational commitment and job satisfaction is well deserved to be studied. Therefore, in this study, the relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational commitment and job satisfaction was examined, and whether job satisfaction mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational commitment was tested. The necessary ethics committee permission was obtained for the application of the questionnaire to the faculty members working at the university. Analysis has been done by using bootstrap method. In the study conducted on 240 academic staff working at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, it was found that there is a positive and significant relationship between perceived organizational support and job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In addition, it was found that job satisfaction mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational commitment. All hypotheses developed within the scope of the research were supported.