ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal

This study has examined the direct and interactive effects of performance appraisal satisfaction and intrinsic motivation on affective organizational commitment. Self-reported perceptual cross-sectional data obtained from 358 employees working in the Nepalese insurance industry have been analysed quantitatively. Direct effects of performance appraisal satisfaction on intrinsic motivation as well as on affective organizational commitment were significant. Intrinsic motivation antagonistically moderated the relationship of performance appraisal satisfaction with affective organizational commitment. Where, relatively negative strong prediction of performance appraisal satisfaction on affective organizational commitment was for those employees who had a high level of intrinsic motivation and vice versa. Likewise, the intrinsic motivation mediated the relationship between performance appraisal satisfactions to affective organizational commitment. Out of total mediated effected size of performance appraisal satisfaction to affective organizational commitment, 38% effect size went through intrinsic motivation.