Enforcement Styles, Organizational Commitment, and Enforcement Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Local Environmental Protection Officials in Urban China

10.1068/a359 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shui-Yan Tang ◽  
Carlos Wing-Hung Lo ◽  
Gerald E Fryxell
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Total Effect ◽  
External Influence ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Protection Bureau

The authors investigated the relationship between enforcement styles and perceptions of enforcement effectiveness in China by surveying three groups of environmental protection bureau officials from the major cities of Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Dalian. In general, it was found that organizational commitment partially mediates the relationship between the enforcement style of prioritization and perceptions of effectiveness. In this case, mediation and direct effects work together such that prioritization has by far the greatest positive total effect. In contrast, a coercive enforcement style is more completely mediated by organizational commitment, but this relationship is negative (that is, a coercive style appears to reduce organizational commitment, leading to lower perceptions of enforcement effectiveness). Although some differences are noted among the three samples, the overall pattern suggests that other enforcement styles (formalism, education, and external influence) appear to be much less influential in shaping perceptions of enforcement effectiveness.

scholarly journals Understanding the Relationship between Situational Strength and Burnout: A Multi-Sample Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
José García-Arroyo ◽  
Isabel Cárdenas Moncayo ◽  
Antonio Ramón Gómez García ◽  
Amparo Osca Segovia
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Situational Strength ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Consistency Constraints ◽  
Organisational Behaviour ◽  
Office Employees ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Strong Situation ◽  
Practical Implications

Many studies have examined the effect of situational strength (clarity, consistency, constraints, and consequences) on organisational behaviour, but little has been investigated about its health effects. This study aimed to analyse the relationship between situational strength and burnout. Specifically, we examined whether situational strength characteristics may be associated with burnout, whether these characteristics are risk (or protective) factors for burnout, and whether a strong situation is related to higher levels of burnout. Examining three samples from different occupations, it was found that clarity and consistency are negatively associated with burnout, being protective factors, while constraints are positively associated with burnout, being risk factors. These results are consistent across the samples. In addition to the direct effects, interaction effects between clarity and consistency in the office employee’s sample (two-way interaction), between constraints and consequences in the samples of office employees and teachers (two-way interaction), and among clarity, consistency, and constraints in the salespeople’s sample (three-way interaction) were also significant, explaining from 20% to 33% of the variance of burnout. We concluded that situational strength is associated not only with behaviour but also with health. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Examining the Relationship between HRM Practices and Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study in Select Higher Educational Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Umar Mufeed ◽  
Saurav Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Vital Factor

Human capital is recognized as a vital factor in contributing towards organizational performance and in this competitive and knowledge driven economy play a critical role for the success and survival of their institutions. Organizations irrespective of their nature and size have realized that capable and effective human resource acts as a strategic advantage over its competitors provided employees are committed towards their organizations. In this respect HRM practices have a significant role in enhancing employee commitment as it leads in improving their morale and performance. Keeping this in view, the present paper is aimed to examine the relationship between HRM practices and organizational commitment in sample select four educational institutions. It is also aimed to examine the effect of HRM Practices on organizational commitment. The findings of the study revealed that there exists a positive and favourable relationship between HRM practices and Organizational commitment. Moreover, the study found that HRM practices significantly influences Organizational commitment among employees. The study suggests that HR practitioners need to relook at HRM practices for increasing employees’ commitment in sample select institutions.

scholarly journals The Impact of Motivation on Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study with Kosovar Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Qëndrim BYTYQI
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Motivation and Organizational Commitment are determinant factors that directly influence the success of the organization. Work motivation is the process that initiates and maintains goal-directed performance, Commitment encourages employees to voluntarily engage in the organization and have an intention to be members of the organization for the long term. This study investigates the relationship between motivation and organizational commitment. An online survey was conducted with 207 participants across Kosovo. The results of regression analysis show that motivation has a significant effect on organizational commitment. The model summary shows that work motivation explains 36% of the change in organizational commitment. The coefficient of work motivation) shows that work motivation has a strong and positive effect on organizational commitment. Positive and strong correlation found between work motivation (WM) and organizational commitment (OC). As much the employees are motivated that means they automatically will increase the job performance.

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