An Exploratory Study Of Organizational Commitment, Demographic Variables And Job & Work Related Variables Among Employees In Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

In this study an attempt has been made to find out the significant influence on organizational commitment in Saudi public sector organizations with demographic variables and job and work related variables. The sample consists of 1,022 employees from fifteen different ministries of Saudi Arabia located at Riyadh. Research questions and a set of tools containing demographical variables, organizational commitment, job satisfaction and involvement and other job and work related variables were used to gather the information about the employees. Further, certain questions were also used to verify the null hypotheses. Multiple regression, step wise regression, product moment correlation and percentage methods were used to test the hypotheses and research questions in the study. The results revealed that (i) majority of the employees were found to be neither uncommitted nor committed (ii) demographical variables such as age and found significantly related with organizational commitment (iii) job satisfaction and involvement were found significantly related with organizational commitment (iv) job and work related variables such as participation in decision making , advancement, work condition and grade level were found significantly related with organizational commitment. Suggestions for the improvement of organizational commitment and for future research were also offered.

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