Affective Organizational Commitment Research Articles

Examining the psychological strain-affective organisational commitment relationship when jointly moderated by emotional support and in-group collectivism: a cross-cultural perspective

We develop a framework to study the effects of emotional support in the relationship between psychological strain and affective organisational commitment in different cultural contexts. Based on the job demands-resources model and conservation of resources theory, we hypothesise that employees' emotional support and in-group collectivism orientation jointly moderate the relationship between psychological strain and affective organisational commitment. We tested the hypothesis on a sample of 2,702 respondents from eight different countries: Germany, India, Indonesia, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the USA. The results highlight the roles of emotional support and in-group collectivism in employees' responses to psychological strain.

Budget Absorption Phenomena: Evidence from Education Quality Assurance Institutions

From the perspective of public sector organizations, budget absorption is the disbursement or realization of the budget from listed programs and activities presented in the Budget Realization Report for a certain period. Understanding the budgeting process in the public sector can explain the factors related to budget absorption. This study analyzes the factors that influence the performance of budget absorption at the Education Quality Assurance Institutions in Indonesia, with organizational commitment as a moderating variable. The moderated regression analysis was used to determine influential factors on budget absorption. This study uses primary data from all sample institutions, namely the Education Quality Assurance Institutions, in Indonesia. The survey was conducted by emailing questionnaires electronically (Google form) to the research object’s work unit. From 34 working units, 170 respondents met the established criteria, and all returned the questionnaire. The results showed that budget planning and human resource competence positively affect budget absorption performance. Organizational commitment strengthens the influence of budget planning and human resource competence on budget absorption performance. The study implies that to optimize budget absorption, the institutions must improve the quality of human resources and do well budget planning accompanied by solid organizational commitment. Optimal budget absorption will swirl the national economy. This study contributes to budget absorption literature by providing insight into how human resources competence, good budget planning, and organizational commitment affect budget absorption in Indonesia’s Education Quality Assurance Institutions.

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP AND AFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MEDIATİNG ROLE OF WORK ENGAGEMENT

ABSTRACT
 The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of charismatic leadership on affective organizational commitment of employees in accommodation establishments and to measure the mediating effect of work engagement in this relationship. A questionnaire was conducted to collect data. Questionnaires were conveyed via e-mail, and 481 applicable questionnaires were gathered. Using the AMOS program, the research hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling (SEM). As a result of the analysis, it was found that the charismatic leadership style of the managers has a positive and significant effect on the affective organizational commitment of employees; and work engagement has a mediating effect on the relationship between charismatic leadership and affective organizational commitment. No study has been found in the literature investigating the mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between charismatic leadership and affective organizational commitment.

Latent Profile Analysis of Protean and Traditional Career Orientations and Career Competencies: Focused on the Cyber University Students in South Korea

This study aimed at identifying latent profiles based on career orientations and career competencies and examining differences in subjective career success(employability), objective career success(salary, hierarchical position), and affective organizational commitment. Cross-sectional data were collected from 356 working adults enrolled at one Korean cyber university, and latent profile analysis was conducted. First, participants were classified into four latent profiles: ‘traditional and competent(7.6%)’, ‘mixed/averaged(82.8%)’, ‘protean and competent(4.2%)’, and ‘traditional and incompetent(5.4%)’. Our findings highlight that a mixed and averaged orientation is dominant among Korean adults who work and study. Second, one-way ANOVA was conducted to test the differences in career outcomes according to the generated profiles. The ‘Traditional and competent’ type perceived greater employability than the ‘traditional and incompetent’ group, and the ‘traditional and competent’ group exhibited stronger affective organizational commitment than the ‘protean and competent’ profile. Based on the findings, the importance of developing career competencies was discussed regarding continuing education for working adults.

When Is Authoritarian Leadership Less Detrimental? The Role of Leader Capability.

We developed and tested a moderated mediation model of the relationship between authoritarian leadership and employees' task performance as well as their affective organizational commitment. Analyses of multilevel, multisource, and three-wave data from 99 supervisors and 341 subordinates showed that leader effectiveness evaluations mediated the time-lagged relationship of authoritarian leadership with employees' task performance and affective organizational commitment. Moreover, when leader capability is high, it mitigates the negative relationship between AL and employees' outcomes. Furthermore, the leader capability moderates the indirect relationship of authoritarian leadership with employees' task performance and affective organizational commitment via leader effectiveness evaluation. This study contributes to leadership research and extends our understanding of how and under what circumstances AL is less detrimental to employees' workplace outcomes.

Factors Explaining Affective Organizational Commitment among Nepalese Nursing Faculty: A Cross-sectional Study

Factors Explaining Affective Organizational Commitment among Nepalese Nursing Faculty: A Cross-sectional Study

Personal identity: How it moderates the relation between social identity and workplace performance

Abstract The present study benefits from social identity theory to argue that employees' organizational identity interacts with their trust propensity to predict affective organizational commitment and creativity. It used random coefficient regression procedures or multilevel modeling through the generalized linear mixed models command to test its hypothesis because the data that were collected in two of the studies were the nested or dependent data. Employing longitudinal data gathered from 153 participants and their 71 direct managers at a public organization in Study 1, the present study revealed that organizational identity had stronger positive influences on organizational commitment and creativity when participants' trust propensity was high. Employing longitudinal data collected from 210 employees of 32 business organizations and from 49 direct supervisors of the employees in Study 2, the present study reassured that trust propensity moderates the relationship between organizational identity and creativity. The present study contributes to the theory that employees' personal identity accentuates the positive relationship between their social identity and workplace outcomes such that the relationship becomes stronger as employees' personal identity increases.

“The perfect moment is this one. The effect of mindfulness on employees: a perspective from self-determination theory”

PurposeThis paper aims to show the direct and indirect effects of mindfulness on the employees’ commitment in the employees who perform monotonous work. Moreover, it also shows the role of basic psychological needs proposed by self-determination theory (SDT), on the relationship between mindfulness and commitment.Design/methodology/approachThis paper has used a time-lagged approach. Data has been collected from the nurses in public sector hospitals through a survey strategy. Structural equation modeling has been used to validate the measure and to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results of thi study reveal that there is a positive relationship between mindfulness and employee affective organizational commitment. This study also shows that in the existence of a high level of autonomy, mindfulness does have more effect on commitment. Moreover, this study also shows that this relationship is mediated by employee boredom. However, this mediation is not moderated by the satisfaction of the need for autonomy.Practical implicationsThis study serves as a guide for frontline managers in situations where they want their subordinates who perform monotonous and boring work to remain committed to the organization. This study also emphasizes the recruitment of employees who may show more trait mindfulness.Originality/valueThis study enriches the literature in the field of organizational behavior by showing how basic psychological needs proposed by SDT collaborate with mindfulness in producing employees’ positive attitudes.

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN MOTIVASI INTRINSIK TERHADAP KOMITMEN AFEKTIF DENGAN KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI

This study aims to examine the effect of work environment and intrinsic motivation on affective commitment with employee job satisfaction as a mediator. The study used a population of all employees of Kantor Dinas Perdagangan Lampung Tengah. The sampling technique used in this study was accidental sampling on 52 respondents who were determined from the population using the Slovin formula. The data was processed using multiple linear regression analysis and Sobel test. The research findings indicate that the work environment has a direct effect on affective commitment and an indirect effect on job satisfaction. Intrinsic motivation does not affect organizational affective commitment directly, but intrinsic motivation can affect organizational affective commitment if through job satisfaction or through mediation. The implications of the research results are discussed in the discussion section.Keywords: intrinsic motivation; job satisfaction; organizational affective commitment; and work environment.

CSR and affective organizational commitment: a moderated mediation model exploring the roles of prestige and psychosocial development

CSR and affective organizational commitment: a moderated mediation model exploring the roles of prestige and psychosocial development

Can We Mitigate Covid-19 Related Work Strain Among Civil Servants? Examining the Role of Organizational Commitment, Job Autonomy and Workplace Social Support

The extraordinary measures taken to constrain infections with the coronavirus may have altered the known psychological processes preventing stress and strain in the public workplace. We use survey data of a large public organization in Belgium to look at the capacity of affective organizational commitment, perceived job autonomy, and workplace social support to buffer the impact of Covid-19 measures on work strain. We find a negative effect of perceived job autonomy on stress resulting from Covid-19 measures. We find no support for the buffering effect of affective organizational commitment and workplace social support on employee strain induced by Covid-19 measures.

Do calling-oriented employees take charge in organizations? The role of supervisor close monitoring, intrinsic motivation, and organizational commitment

Despite a surge in the research on callings, the field of callings requires a better understanding of the workplace implications of callings for employee outcomes. In particular, one important question remains open as to whether calling-oriented employees are willing to engage in proactive, taking charge behaviors to initiate desirable changes in the workplace. Addressing this question is of great importance, as taking charge behaviors are essential to incorporate organizational effectiveness into the current rapidly changing business environment. To explore this question, we draw on a novel theoretical lens of the proactive motivation framework to explicate the functioning of employee calling in that space. Specifically, we propose callings as a distal antecedent of taking charge, while theorizing intrinsic motivation and affective organizational commitment as two distinct motivation bases that link callings to taking charge. Further, we examine supervisor close monitoring as a crucial contingency of these relationships. Our analyses of time-lagged survey data from 188 supervisor-employee dyads revealed that intrinsic motivation and affective commitment connect the relationship between callings and taking charge with a comparable magnitude. Interestingly, our analysis demonstrated that close monitoring weakens the calling-intrinsic motivation relationship but not the calling-affective commitment relationship. Our study deepens the current understanding of the workplace implications of callings by suggesting that calling-oriented employees can serve as proactive change agents in the workplace and by suggesting that, despite being self-directed, their motivation and behaviors are still vulnerable to adverse supervisory influence.

Professional isolation and pandemic teleworkers’ satisfaction and commitment: The role of perceived organizational and supervisor support

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly and profoundly changed the way people interact with their organization, their colleagues and their supervisor. ObjectiveThis study assesses the effects of telework-induced professional isolation due to the pandemic. Drawing on organizational support theory, this study examines the relationship between professional isolation and satisfaction with the telework experience and affective organizational commitment during mandatory teleworking caused by the COVID-19 crisis. It does so by focusing on the moderating role of perceived organizational and supervisor support in these relations. MethodsData was collected via self-reported survey questionnaires from 728 pandemic teleworkers from various industry sectors in Quebec during the COVID-19 crisis. The study's hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM), and moderation effects were probed with the Johnson-Neyman technique. ResultsThe results reveal that professional isolation negatively affects satisfaction with the telework experience, but does not affect affective organizational commitment. The relationship between satisfaction with telework and professional isolation was moderated by perceived organizational support, and the relationship between affective organizational commitment and professional isolation was moderated by perceived supervisor support. ConclusionThis study expands the organizational support theory by examining perceived organizational and supervisor support during a crisis as a counterbalance to a challenging social and organizational climate that has led to professional isolation. The implications of the findings as well as future directions for research on professional isolation and telework are discussed.

The effect of abusive supervision on turnover intentions: on-the-job embeddedness versus traditional attitudinal constructs

Abstract Our paper examines whether the impact of abusive supervision on on-the-job embeddedness (JEM) is stronger than on job satisfaction (JSAT), affective organizational commitment (AOC), and turnover intentions. We also examine whether the mediation impact of on-the-JEM in the linkage between abusive supervision and turnover intentions is stronger than the mediation impacts of JSAT and AOC. Data gathered from restaurant service workers in three waves in Ghana were used to test the abovementioned linkages via structural equation modeling. The findings illustrate that all hypotheses are supported. Specifically, the influence of abusive supervision on on-the-JEM is stronger than on traditional attitudinal variables. Additional findings demonstrate that the mediation effect of on-the-JEM in the relationship between abusive supervision and proclivity to quit is stronger than the mediation effects of JSAT and AOC. Implications for theory and managers are offered in our paper.

Pengaruh Transparent Communication dan Communicated Appreciation Terhadap Job Engagement yang Dimediasi oleh Affective Organizational Commitment pada Karyawan RSGM-P FKG Usakti

This study aims to analyze the effect of transparent communication and communicated appreciation on job engagement mediated by affective organizational commitment to the employees of RSGM-P FKG Usakti. This study uses a quantitative method that uses primary data sourced from questionnaires distributed via google forms to employees at RSGM-P FKG Usakti. The research sample was selected using the entire population of 210 employees, consisting of medical and non-medical personnel at RSGM-P FKG Usakti. Analysis of the data used for the hypothesis is Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM), the software used is AMOS, and to test the hypothesis of the mediating variable using the Sobel Test. The results of this study indicate that there are several hypotheses that have a positive effect, including; transparent communication on job engagement; communicated appreciation on job engagement; transparent communication on affective organizational commitment; and communicated appreciation on affective organizational commitment. In addition, the results of this study also found information that there was no positive influence between affective organizational commitment on job engagement; transparent communication on job engagement through affective organizational commitment; and communicated appreciation on job engagement through affective organizational commitment. This research is expected to be a reference for further research on respondents in other health fields or outside the health sector, as well as further research on other factors outside of this research that may influence or mediate job engagement

Pengaruh Organizational Justice terhadap Knowledge Sharing dengan Perceived Organizational Support dan Affective Organizational Commitment sebagai Variabel Intervening di Rumah Sakit Tria Dipa

The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of Perceived Organizational Support and Affective Organizational Justice as intervening variables on the relationship between Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Justice at Tria Dipa Hospital. The methodology of this research is through surveys to collect data to test the research hypotheses. The type of research used is quantitative with the PLS-Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach using SMART PLS software. The sample used in this study were 132 medical and non-medical employees at Tria Dipa Hospital using purposive sampling method. This study has seven hypotheses and all of them are supported which states that there is an influence of Perceived Organizational Support and Affective Organizational Justice as intervention variables on the relationship between Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Justice. The managerial implication of the research is for the organization in this case the hospital management, the results of this study can be used as initial data based on descriptive statistics from the Organizational Justice variable, the lowest mean value is obtained regarding the imbalance received by the efforts made by employees, for the organization in this case. hospital management, the results of this study can be used as initial data based on descriptive statistics from the Knowledge Sharing variable, the lowest mean value is obtained regarding using the knowledge given by colleagues, for organizations in this case hospital management, the results of this study can be used as preliminary data based on descriptive statistics from the Percieved Organizational Support variable, obtained the lowest average value regarding obtaining a salary that is in accordance with responsibilities, for organizations in this case hospital management, the results of this study can be used as a or initial based on descriptive statistics of the Affective Organizational Commitment variable, obtained the lowest average value regarding the difficulty of leaving the company.

Exploring the Mechanisms Linking Transformational Leadership, Perceived Organizational Support, Creativity, and Performance in Hospitality: The Mediating Role of Affective Organizational Commitment.

Integrating leadership and creativity theories, this study proposed and examined a model linking transformational leadership, perceived organizational support, affective organizational commitment, creativity, and performance. Structural equation modeling was thus performed using 362 employee–supervisor dyads from the international tourist hotels in Taiwan. The results indicated that both transformational leadership and perceived organizational support were significantly and positively related to employee affective organizational commitment, creativity, and performance, while affective organizational commitment had significantly positive influences on creativity and performance. Support was also found for the significant and positive mediating relationships between affective organizational commitment and the influences of both transformational leadership and perceived organizational support on creativity and performance. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings for hospitality are also discussed.

When does commitment backfire: Linking employee continuance commitment to silence behavior

IntroductionExtant studies on organizational commitment emphasize affective organizational commitment and consequently ignore the unique role of continuance organizational commitment. To determine whether high continuance commitment is beneficial, we employed conservation of resources theory to explore how continuance commitment leads to emotional exhaustion and silent behavior. ObjectiveThis study examines the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion on the relationship between continuance commitment and silence behavior, and the moderating role of age. MethodWe recruited 157 employees in China to complete a three-wave survey measuring continuance commitment, emotional exhaustion and silence behavior, respectively. ResultsOur results show that continuance commitment is positively related to emotional exhaustion and, in turn, triggers more silent behavior, especially for those old employees; the indirect effect is more significant. ConclusionAlthough employers intend to keep human resources, this study indicates that continuance commitment may bring negative consequences. Moreover, old age will magnify the effect of continuance commitment on emotional exhaustion and further strengthen silence behavior.

Organizational cultures that support community: Does the competing values framework help us understand experiences of community at work?

Recent evidence has shown that when employees experience perceptions of community at work (i.e., a sense of community and a sense of community responsibility), psychological well-being and behavioral engagement improve (e.g., greater job engagement, organizational citizenship, and leadership). Recent evidence also shows that experiences of community, as a motivational state, are better able to predict employee outcomes compared to a series of factors that have long been studied in the general management (i.e., affective organizational commitment, organizational identity) and in the public management literature (i.e., public service motivation). However, we know less about the conditions that lead to perceptions of community experiences at work. One recent qualitative investigation exposed a series of organizational conditions that appear to stimulate perceptions of community at work including C-Suite leadership support, organizational structure and context, characteristics of connection, managerial, job, and work unit characteristics, and responsibilities of human resource management professionals. The present study extends this study by empirically investigating organizational cultural conditions that are associated with perceptions of community at work. We test the ability of the Competing Values Framework, which includes constructs of Hierarchy, Market, Adhocracy, and Clan organizational cultures, and their ability to predict perceptions of the community. Findings showed that clan culture was most associated with perceptions of community in general and that clan culture within a department plays an important role in perceiving community at work. This study helps scholars understand cultural conditions that can lead to psychological experiences of community, it begins to frame cultural factors that scholars can empirically test in future studies, and it assists executives and managers in conceiving approaches to building cultures of community at work.

Challenging challenge and hindrance appraisals

ABSTRACT This study extends earlier works that focused on stressor appraisals (stressor as challenge and stressor as hindrance) as mediators of stressors and psychological strains. We also tested whether psychological strains would then affect organisational outcomes. Survey data were gathered from a general sample of 237 full-time employees at three time points. The first time was a screener survey to ensure the study represented full-time working adults. After the screening survey, data on both predictor and criteria were gathered two more times. Time 1 reflects data gathered on role stressors (overload and conflict), appraisals (challenge and hindrance), and psychological strains (anxiety and tedium). Time 2 also included a set of measures targeted toward organisational attitudes (affective organisational commitment, job satisfaction) and outcome (turnover intention). Drawing from the transactional model of stress, we tested a structural equations model to the data and found that stressor appraisals did not mediate the stressor-psychological strain outcome. However, consistent with prior research, psychological strains did mediate the relationship between stressors and organisational outcomes and across all models, psychological strains measured at T1 had the highest goodness of fit. These findings suggest that self-appraisal may not be sufficient to explain the causal mechanism linking stressors to outcomes.