Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 5

The Effect of Organizational Commitment on the Performance of Organizational Units, Case Study: The Telecommunications Company of Bushehr Province, Iran

  • Author:
  • Majid Esmaeilpoura, Fakhriyeh Hamidianpourb, Asiyeh Dorgoeec
  • Total Page Count: 16
  • Page Number: 562 to 577

aAssistant Professor, Marketing Management, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

bAssistant Professor, Business Management, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

cM.A. Candidate, Business Management, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr, Iran

Online published on 7 May, 2014.

Abstract

The human capitals are the most crucial strategic element to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations. Manpower committed to the goals and values of the organization, not only is a factor for the superiority of one organization over the other, but also is considered to be a sustainable competitive advantage for many organizations. One of the variables that could play a major role in achieving organizational goals is organizational commitment. The present study investigates the effect of organizational commitment on the performance of organizational units. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of organizational commitment of stuff on organizational performance units of the Telecommunications Company of Buhsehr province. This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of data collection and is correlative. The statistical sample consisted of 228 employees and managers of different units of the Telecommunications Company of Bushehr province. Data collection tool is questionnaire. For data analysis, Structural equation modelling was used. The research findings show that organizational commitment as one of the most important job attitudes has a positive and significant impact on organizational performance units is investigated. Regarding the findings of the research and the positive and significant impact of organizational commitment on performance of the Telecommunications Company of Bushehr province, it can be stated that the more and better improvement of organizational commitment will cause enhancement in performance of this company's units.

Keywords

Organizational Commitment, Organizational Performance, Organizational Excellence Model, Telecommunications Company, Bushehr Province