Organizational commitment : a mediator in the relationship between job satisfction and job performance in the electronics and manufacturing industries in Bayan Lepas Industrial Zone, Penang
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Date
2009
Authors
Lem, Yal Ming
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Increasing job performance of the employees is always a main focal point of
researchers and practitioners in today' s competitive business environment. This
research attempts to investigate the relationship between job performance and its
antecedents, namely job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The main
objective of the research is to study the mediating effect of organizational
commitment on the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance.
Besides, this research also intends to study the relationship between job satisfaction
and job performance and also the moderator effect of work experience on the
relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. Quantitative approach is
adopted for this research and a sample of 166 respondents is collected through
questionnaires method. SPSS statistical tool is used to test the descriptive and
regression statistics. Results shows that job satisfaction is significant related to job
satisfaction. Besides, organizational commitment mediates the relationship between
job satisfaction and job performance. Last but not least, work experience also
moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance.
Recommendation and area for future research concludes the research.
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Job satisfaction and job performance