The study elucidates that the Malaysian retail sector has experienced dramatic changes in the last few decades with the emergence of new retail formats such as hypermarkets, large scale supermarkets, and convenience stores. As a result, it has affected the way employees work and their commitment to their organization. Thus, it is important for the retailers know the reasons for employee   motiv...

This paper examined whether Morrow's (1993) model of ®ve universal forms of work commitment (a€ective organizational commitment, continuance organizational commitment, career commitment, job involvement and work ethic endorsement) has empirical support. The paper explored the discriminant validity among the ®ve scales of these commitment forms. It also tested Morrow's model regarding the interr...

OBJECTIVE To analyze if the combination of organizational climate and work commitment can predict return to work (RTW). METHODS This prospective Swedish study was based on 2285 participants, 19 to 64 years old, consecutively selected from the employed population, newly sick-listed for more than 14 days. Data were collected in 2008 through postal questionnaire and from register data. RESULTS...

in today’s business environment, firms in pursuing the goal of efficiency, outsource many necessary, but non-core operations. the majority of pervious outsourcing studies have focused on the costs and benefits analysis, while this research work examines a behavioral approach in outsourcing decisions. this study examines the effects of perceived trust on loyalty through mediatory role of relatio...

evaluating of staff’s performance and accessing to optimized performance in an organization will be possible by creating factors such as job satisfaction and organizational commitment. in this paper, data envelope analysis (dea) was used in order to evaluate staffs’ performance in khuzestan oxin steel company. also, a questionnaire was used in order to collect necessary data and information (cr...

This study investigated the relationships of demographic factors (age, marital status, gender, job tenure, and educational level), emotional intelligence, work-role salience, achievement motivation and job satisfaction to organizational commitment of industrial workers. Participants were 320 employees (male = 170, female = 150) randomly selected from 5 service and 5 manufacturing organizations ...

Title. How Efficacy Beliefs predict Collaborative Practice: a Two-wave Study among Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurses. Aims. The aim of the present study was to investigate in what way Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses’ efficacy beliefs, i.e. beliefs on their work-related competences, and commitment to their work team are related to the quality of collaborative practice between ICU-nurses and phys...