The current study investigated commitment and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) using the Rusbult’s (1980) Investment Model. It was hypothesized that the commitment would predict OCB and workplace behaviors and mediate the effects of satisfaction, investments, and alternatives on OCB. Participants completed online surveys that also included measures of conscientiousness and Meyer and Al...

Everyday connotations of engagement refer to involvement, commitment, passion, enthusiasm, absorption, focused effort, zeal, dedication, and energy. In a similar vein, the Merriam-Webster dictionary describes the state of being engaged as “emotional involvement or commitment” and as “being in gear”. This chapter focuses on engagement at work, a desirable condition for employees as well as for t...

the aim of this research was to investigated or the relationship between ethical leadership and workplace deviance behaviors with mediating role of affective commitment and ethical climate. the statistical community was the employees of jahad agricultural organization of khozestan. the participants of this study included 220 employees who were selected by random sampling method. the instruments...

The traditional view on participation in participatory design of workplace technologies assumes a high degree of commitment by participants. In non-work settings, however, such a degree of commitment cannot necessarily be assumed. Similarly, the social organization differs from work to non-work. In work settings the role of peers is well defined, whereas in non-work settings participating peers...

Socializing new employees into the organization and building higher levels of organizational commitment poses a challenge to organizations of different sizes. Social media technologies present an opportunity for organizations to create value by facilitating interactions among employees. The purpose of this study is to investigate an internal social media tool that was designed and implemented a...

background: the organizational commitment concept attracted many researchers’ attention to this field; because staff commitment is a strong and effective power of success these organizations. the current study conducted with the aim of investigation the effective factors on organizational commitment dimensions in the view of physicians and sub- physicians’ inductee to service law based on peste...