When Does Affective Organizational Commitment Lead to Job Performance?: Integration of Resource Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Wang ◽  
Qingxiong (Derek) Weng ◽  
Yifan Jiang

To address the inconsistent findings on the relationship between affective organizational commitment and job performance, this study examines whether this relationship depends on employee’s occupational commitment and organizational tenure as measured by the stage of their employment (trial stage vs. stabilization stage). Existing evidence has shown that employees with high affective organizational commitment possess a greater willingness to exhibit higher levels of both task performance and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). Integrating social exchange and resources perspectives, we argue that the actualization of such willingness is driven by the perceived value of the resources generated from this behavior. Two specific hypotheses were tested using data from 326 participants (mean age = 26.44; SD age = 4.21; 58.1% male) across two time periods. As hypothesized, occupational commitment moderated both the organizational commitment–task performance and organizational commitment–OCB relationships, while organizational tenure stage only moderated the latter link. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
ERIC COBBINAH ◽  
ALBERT HENRY NTARMAH ◽  
ANTHONY FRANK OBENG ◽  
PRINCE EWUDZIE QUANSAH

Though a significant number of studies in organizational behaviour literature have shown a positive relationship between affective organizational commitment and job performance, the findings of some studies indicate that the relationship varies. This highlights the presence of mediator and moderator variables. Our study seeks to clarify when and why affective organizational commitment is more or less related to job performance by investigating the mediating role of organizational citizenship behaviour and the moderating effect of leadership styles (transactional and transformational) on this relationship. Using a quantitative survey we sampled 556 workers from the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana. The empirical results from hierarchical multiple linear regressions showed a positive relationship between affective commitment and job performance whilst OCB also mediated this relationship. The moderation analysis revealed that leadership styles (transformational and transactional) strengthened the positive relationship between affective commitment and job performance with transactional leadership the most effective leadership style. The outcome of our study suggest that, though affective commitment positively relates with job performance the relationship varies with the leader’s leadership style. We realized that within the local government context in Ghana, organizational commitment is more closely or strongly related to job performance when leaders (MMDCEs/mayors) transactional rather than transformational leadership is high. The practical contributions of this study are thoroughly discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4176
Author(s):  
Seckyoung Loretta Kim

Recognizing the importance of knowledge sharing, this study adopted social learning and social exchange perspectives to understand when employees may engage in knowledge sharing. Using data collected from 192 employees in various South Korean organizations, the findings demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between supervisor knowledge sharing and employee knowledge sharing. As employees perceive a high level of supervisor knowledge sharing, they are likely to engage in knowledge sharing based on social learning and social exchange theories. Furthermore, the study explores the moderating effects of learning goal orientation and affective organizational commitment in the relationship between supervisor knowledge sharing and employee knowledge sharing. The result supports the hypothesis that the relationship between supervisor knowledge sharing and employee knowledge sharing is strengthened when there is a high level of affective organizational commitment. Employees who obtain valuable knowledge from their supervisors are likely to engage in knowledge sharing when they are emotionally attached to their organization. However, in contrast to the hypothesis, the positive relationship between supervisor knowledge sharing and employee knowledge sharing was stronger at the lower levels of learning goal orientation (LGO) than at the higher levels of LGO.


2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
SERGIO ANDRÉS LÓPEZ BOHLE ◽  
MARIA JOSÉ CHAMBEL ◽  
FELIPE MUÑOZ MEDINA ◽  
BRUNO SILVA DA CUNHA

ABSTRACT In this study, we develop a conceptual model of the relationship between job insecurity and job performance, which is mediated by affective organizational commitment and moderated via perceived organizational support in a Chilean company that has undergone downsizing. In this cross-sectional study, we focused on 400 Chilean employees from the retail sector. Our findings indicate that job insecurity negatively influences job performance, which is a relationship that is partially mediated by effective organizational commitment. Moreover, a high level of perceived organizational support helped intensify the effects of the relationship between job insecurity and affective organizational commitment. To minimize the negative effects of job insecurity on the active employees of a downsizing strategy, an effective intervention is required by developing a more realistic communication in terms of a worker's expectations toward the organization.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Cicekli ◽  
Hayat Kabasakal

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationships between promotion, development, and recognition opportunities at work and organizational commitment, and whether these relationships are moderated by the job opportunities employees have in other organizations. Design/methodology/approach An opportunity model of organizational commitment is developed based on social exchange theory and several streams of opportunity research. Factor analyses and hierarchical multiple regression analyses are carried out to test the hypotheses using data from 550 white-collar employees. Findings The results of the analyses show that opportunities for development and recognition are predictors of organizational commitment, that job opportunities employees have in other organizations negatively moderate the relationship between recognition opportunity at work and organizational commitment, and that promotion opportunity does not predict organizational commitment. Research limitations/implications Future researchers could study the issue in the context of other cultures using data from multiple sources. Practical implications Employers who seek to increase their employees’ organizational commitment are advised to divert their energies from struggling to create promotion opportunities for their employees to creating opportunities for development and recognition. Originality/value The study explores the under-researched concept of opportunity at work and connects several streams of opportunity research by drawing on social exchange theory as a theoretical framework. The model is the first to address the effects of opportunity and alternative opportunities on organizational commitment.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhaifallah Obaid Almutairi

<p><span lang="EN-US">Nurses are considered the most valuable assets in hospitals, and leadership style is one of the determinants that can affect their performance. The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of organizational commitment on the relationship between transformational leadership style and employees' job performance among Saudi female nurses. Four hospitals located in Riyadh and 227 Saudi female nurses were selected for this study. The results indicate that transformational leadership style is positively correlated with job performance and affective organizational commitment. The findings also reveal that affective organizational commitment mediates the relationship between transformational leadership style and job performance. This study recommends that hospital management should provide the groundwork for instilling transformational leadership styles and mangers should pay more attention to their leadership style in order to enhance job performance. This study also suggests further research that would include different measures and a larger sample as well as other areas, which could result in better understanding of the relationship between the variables.</span></p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Ernesto Rosario-Hernández ◽  
Lillian Rovira-Millán

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of ADHD on job performance and the possible me-diating role of work engagement and moderating role of gender. Hypotheses testing were performed using structural equation modeling base on PLS-SEM approach applied to a sample of 448 employees from different organizations in Puerto Rico. The results shown that ADHD has a direct effect on task performance and counter-productive work behaviors, but none on organizational citizenship behaviors. Meanwhile, the relationship be-tween ADHD and task performance/organizational citizenship behavior were mediated by work engagement. On the other hand, gender moderated the relationship between ADHD and counterproductive work behaviors on which males were more strongly to show counter-productive work behaviors under high levels of ADHD than females. Findings are discussed in the light of their theoretical and practical implications for future studies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Ariff Ibrahim ◽  
Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman ◽  
Sarah Waheeda Muhammad Hafidz

Organizational citizenship behavior and task performance is an integral part of job performance. This study aims to examine the relationship between job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior and task performance. In addition, this study aims to examine the role of organizational citizenship behavior as a mediator linking job satisfaction and organizational commitment to task performance among academicians in a higher learning instutution. A total of 211 respondents participated in this study. Four instruments were used, namely job satisfaction questionnaire, organizational commitment questionnaire, organizational citizenship behavior scale and task performance scale developed by the researchers. Results showed that there was a significant correlation between job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior with task performance. Results of multiple regression showed that organizational citizenship behavior significantly mediated the relationship between organisational commitment and task performance. The study also found that organizational citizenship behavior did not mediate the link between job satisfaction and task performance among academic staff. Implication of the study indicate the important of job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior in influencing organization effectiveness dan performance.


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