Correlates of organizational commitment: a special emphasis on organizational communication

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Ok, Afife Başak

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among individual and organizational characteristics variables, several aspects of organizational communication, organizational commitment, organizational identification, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. Furthermore, the influence of supervisor and workgroup commitment on organizational commitment was also examined. With these purposes, following two different pilot studies, questionnaires were administered to a sample of 321 white collar bank employees who are working in different branches of different banks in Ankara. The results of the study revealed that influence of individual and organizational characteristics variables on job satisfaction, organizational identification, organizational commitment, and turnover intentions were low and most of the time insignificant. The results of both regression analyses and model test indicated that job satisfaction was significantly and positively predicted by downward instrumental communication and turnover intentions was found to be significantly predicted by upward instrumental and downward positive communication and organizational identification was found to be significantly predicted by downward instrumental communication in the model test. Furthermore, both job satisfaction and organizational identification were found to be significant positive predictors of organizational commitment. In addition, organizational commitment was found to significantly and positively predicted by commitment to workgroup but not by commitment to supervisor. On the other hand, organizational commitment was found as a significant negative predictor of turnover intentions. However, when entered into the regression analysis together with organizational commitment, neither job satisfaction, nor organizational identification predicted turnover intentions significantly. However, significance of indirect effect of job satisfaction and organizational identification on turnover intentions through organizational commitment confirms the mediation of organizational commitment. The results of the present study, its limitations, and implications were discussed in more detail in the light of the relevant empirical evidence.

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Psychology., Psychology Phd thesis

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17208

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A. B. Ok, “Correlates of organizational commitment: a special emphasis on organizational communication,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2007.