Job Satisfaction as Predictor of Organizational Commitment
The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between the Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment amongst employees in Tamil Nadu News Print and Papers Limited (TNPL), Kagidapuram, Karur District. The samples were selected by proportionate
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Abstract The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between the Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment amongst employees in Tamil Nadu News Print and Papers Limited (TNPL), Kagidapuram, Karur District. The samples were selected by proportionate stratified sampling method. The data were collected by distributing structured 142 items questionnaires to 500 employees in TNPL. The result of the analyses showed that there was significant relationship between Job satisfaction and Organizational commitment and Job satisfaction as predictor of organizational commitment. The analysis proved that there is a significant positive relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Keywords Affective commitment • Continuance commitment • Normative commitment • Organizational commitment • Job satisfaction
1 Introduction With the change of the industrial structure in recent years, the output value of the service industry has become more than 70 % of the GDP in most countries. Thus, the service industry plays a significant role in national economic development. There is a need to understand a link between individuals and organizations in terms of conceptual framework of organizational commitment. Organizational commitment is widely described in the management and behavioral sciences literature as a key factor in the relationship between individuals and organizations. Specific employee attitudes relating to job satisfaction and organizational commitment are of major interest to the field of organizational behavior and the practice of human resources management. This article discusses how the job satisfaction acts an important predictor of organizational commitment.
P. Na. Kanchana (*) J.J.College of Engineering and Technology, Ammapettai, Tiruchirappalli, India e-mail: [email protected]
S. Sathiyamoorthy et al. (eds.), Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1007-8_73, © Springer India 2012
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Organizational commitment is a feeling of dedication to one’s employing organization, willingness to work hard for that employer, and the intent to remain with that organization [1]. This theory proposes that there are three components to organizational commitment: affective, continuance, and normative commitment [2]. Affective commitment is an emotional attachment to the organization. Continuance commitment is characterize by a more rational analysis of the costs of staying versus leaving the organization. Normative commitment is a sense of moral obligation to stay with the organization. The term “job satisfaction” was proposed by Hoppock [3] who suggested that job satisfaction means employees’ emotions and attitude toward their jobs, and is their subjective reaction toward their jobs. Tai et al. [4] observed that Job satisfaction and Organizational Commitment are highly correlated. Markovits et al. [5] suggested that affective organizational commitment was found to be most influentia
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