Impact of the Quality of Work-life on Organizational Commitment: A Comparative Study on Academicians Working for State and Foundation Universities in Turkey
Tasdemir Afsar, S.
Abstract:
This study aims 1) to examine the impact of the quality of work life on organizational commitment, and 2) to reveal which of the following factors has an impact most on organizational commitment most: quality of work life, academic title, salary, years in organization, years in current position, type of employment, work arrangement type (full time, part time, etc.) and overtime, perceived organizational protectiveness, and demographic characteristics such as age, gender and marital status. The findings of the study reveal that the quality of work-life has a positive impact on affective and normative commitment of the academicians working for both state and foundation universities whereas it has a negative impact on the continuance commitment. An examination of all the variables on organizational commitment for both types of university shows that the highest impact on affective, normative and continuance commitment of the academicians working for state universities is by the quality of work life, while the highest impact on affective and normative commitment of the academicians working for foundation universities is by the quality of work life, yet years in organization has the highest impact on the continuance commitment for them.
Keywords: Quality of work life, Organizational Commitment, Affective Commitment, Normative Commitment, Continuance Commitment, Academic staff
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Tasdemir Afsar, S., (2014). Impact of the Quality of Work-life on Organizational Commitment: A Comparative Study on Academicians Working for State and Foundation Universities in Turkey. International Journal of Social Sciences, III(4), pp. 124-152.