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Ebrahimi, M. S., Dolatabad, M. A., Eskandri, J., & Salimi, Y. K. (2023). Evaluation Employees’ Organizational Commitment—Evidence from Iran. Environment and Social Psychology, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v7.i2.1549

Evaluation Employees’ Organizational Commitment—Evidence from Iran

Mohammad Sadegh Ebrahimi

https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1765613053188133469&wfr=spider&for=pc

Mohammad Akbari Dolatabad

Department of Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology

Jamshid Eskandri

Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Isfahan Provinc

Yaser Khoshsirat Salimi

Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd ‎University


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v7.i2.1549


Keywords: Organizational commitment, Extension agent, Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, Isfahan Province

Abstract

Today, the ultimate approach of an organization in any society is to attract as many beneficiaries as possible. Due to the nature-oriented development of their rural communities, they have to satisfy their interest groups more than other communities. When it comes to rural development in Iran, there are many credible organizations that directly and indirectly engage with the target community. The absence of organizational tasks leads to failure in achieving predetermined goals. Allen and Meyer’s standard organizational commitment questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Descriptive statistical measures such as focus and dispersion indices were used to analyze the results. Inferential statistical measures such as the mean difference comparison test and the correlation coefficient were also used. The results showed that the level of organizational commitment among employees of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization in Isfahan Province is 55%. The results also showed that the most important factors affecting employees’ organizational commitment were social responsibility, psychological factors and income satisfaction, which could explain up to 50% of employees’ organizational commitment.

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