The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Supports with Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment at Faculty Members of Universities
Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology 2018;20(4):290-293
Purpose: Considering the effective factors in any organization is of utmost importance which must be considered by managers. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived organizational support with organizational commitment and job satisfaction of university faculty.
Methods: 123 faculty members of sport sciences disciplines in public sector universities were recruited in the research by purposeful sampling method. In order to data collection, the Perceived Organizational Support Questionnaire (POSQ), Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MJSQ) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) were used. The data were analyzed by using multiple regressions.
Results: The results suggested that perceived organizational support is significantly associated with job satisfaction and organizational commitment (p=0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between organizational commitment and job satisfaction (p=0.001).
Conclusion: All in all, perceived organizational support plays an important role in determining job satisfaction and organizational commitment of faculty members of sport sciences of Iran universities (p<0.05).
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