European Journal of Social Sciences Studies
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Volume 2 │ Issue 4 │ 2017
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.583614
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT
MODEL FOR MAPNA MD2 CO. BASED ON
PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND WORK ETHIC
Mehdi Kalantar Hormozi1
Samaneh Hajiloo2i*
Department of Engineering,
1
Payame Noor University (PNU),
P. O. Box, 18658-65399, Rey, Iran
Department of Psychology,
2
Payame Noor University (PNU),
P. O. Box, 46519-54566, Noshahr, Iran
Abstract:
The purpose of the current study was to generate an organizational commitment model
for employees of Mapna MD2 Co. base on psychological capital and work ethic. All
Mapna MD2 Co. headquarter office employees (300 people) in Tehran had formed the
intended statistical society. According to Grassi and Morgan table, the sample of
research was considered as 169 people who have been selected accidentally and were
divided to 35 women and 134 men due to the number of staff in the office. The Luthans
and colleagues' psychological capital questionnaire (2007), Allen and Meyer's
organizational commitment questionnaire (1993) and Gregory and Patti's standard
work ethic questionnaire (1990) have been use for data collection. The results show that
there is a significant relationship between psychological capital and its dimensions with
work ethic, organization commitment and their dimensions as well, work ethic and its
dimensions with organizational commitment. Furthermore, The results of structural
equation modeling (SEM) show that the psychological capital either directly or through
work ethic variable mediator have affected organizational commitments of Mapna MD2
Co employees. With respect to the research results, the Mapna MD2 Co. management
has been suggested to boost the psychological capital, work ethic and their dimensions
in order to increase the employees' organizational commitment.
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Keywords: organizational commitment, psychological capital, work ethic, MAPNA
MD2
1. Introduction
By looking to the evolution of human resources management, we can find clearly that
the human has an important role in management and organization world and has
considered by management experts. The increased attention day by day to what is now
called the organization of manpower to customers. This means that in the new Era, the
need to respond to the basic needs of employees in any organization is the top priority.
It depends on the organization's goals and objectives to provide reasonable and
legitimate demands of human resources. (Abtahi, 2010). One of the problems of today's
organizations, to identify and understand the characteristics of the employees.
Managers, regardless of staff characteristics, affect the organization's performance and
even with great efforts will not achieve the desired goals. In such organizations,
speaking of on issues such as: responsibility, creativity and innovation and motivate
staff is useless (Memarzade & partners, 2012).
Human resources is one of the most valuable human capital That as the most
important source of competitive advantage and rarest in today's knowledge-based
economy is considered. (Belkort & partners, 2008). A person who worked in the
organization should consider themselves as belonging to the organization and is
committed to all its Different divisions. Organizational commitment can be strong belief
in the organization's objectives and strong desire to continue cooperation and Stay in
the defined (Pour soltani and Amirjan Naghandar, 2013). Organizational commitment is
unwavering belief of persons in accepting the values and goals of the organization and
more desire and maintain membership in the organization. The concept of
organizational commitment is important because of the root causes of the level of staff
commitment to the organization has as a bit effects but for society as a whole has
important effects (Mohammadi, 1389). Commitment and obligation can have numerous
positive outcomes, employees who have a commitment and obligation in their work,
they have more Discipline in their work, more time remain in the organization and
work more. Managers should maintain commitment and obligation to the organization
staff and for the realization of this subject should be able to use employee participation
in decision-making and to by providing an acceptable level of job security for them,
increase their commitment and obligation (Rouhi, 2015)
Today, the human capital and social, psychological capital can be considered as a
competitive advantage to the organization. Studies show that Organizations, which
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have lack of psychological capital or the psychological capital in low and insignificant,
even in spite of an increase in other types of capital (economic capital, human capital
and social capital) does not have efficiency and success (Memarzade et al, 2012).
Psychological capital is rarely new concept that has entered from the field of
psychology to organizational behavior and is known as a competitive advantage of
organization (Luthans et al, 2007). Psychological capital is as a part of positive attitude
to organization behavior. The two terms are derived from the movement of positivism
in psychology, this new approach which, also positive psychology have called, recently
in the field of organization and management attract many researchers attention and
thus new movement has emerged as the positive organizational behavior (Bakker et al,
2008).
Organizational commitment of employees is under the influence of psychological
capital subject. Because if managers want employees of organization have a lasting
psychological link should pay more attention to the psychological capital variables
(Memarzade et al, 2012).
Numerous studies have confirmed the effectiveness of psychological capital on
commitment.
Lutanse & Jensen (2005) examined relationship between psychological capital
and organizational mission commitment in a case study that nurses had formed its
society. Results suggested a positive and significant relationship between psychological
capital and commitment to organizational missions.
Lifeng (2007) examined effect of psychological capital on satisfactory,
performance, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior of
employees. Results showed psychological capitals have a significant and positive effect
on organizational commitment of employees.
Nasr-Esfahani et al. (2012) in a study measured the effects of psychological
capitals on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction in Industries and Mines
organization of Isfahan Province. Results suggested a positive impact of psychological
capitals on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction.
Najjari et al. (2013) have examined and explained the role of psychological
capital on organizational implications (job performance, organizational commitment,
job satisfaction). Results of the hypotheses test of this study indicated that psychological
capital has a positive effect on job performance, job satisfaction and organizational
commitment.
Simmons and Bvytndach in a study titled psychological capital; work
engagement and organizational commitment among call center staff in South Africa
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have achieved these results that there is a significant positive relationship between
psychological capital, working links and organizational commitment.
Mahdizadeh (2014) examined the effect of psychological capital dimensions on
organizational commitment in a study. The results of this study showed there is a
positive and significant effect between psychological capital dimensions and
organizational commitment of employees.
Moghimi (2014) according a research with target of studing on characters of
psychology, scale of psychological capital and its relation with liability of Tehran
teachers find that there is a A significant correlation between components of
psychological capital and organizational commitment and among 4 components,
flexibility and hopeful have a greater role in forecast of organization commitment.
Shadan (2014) also has research on the effect of psychological capital on
organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior and job stres. results
demonstrate that psychological capital have significant positive effect on organizational
commitment.
The modern mangers have achieved to this results that they cannot administrate
the organizations only with rules and precepts but next to them they need another tools
that named morality. The experts believe for better management of organization its
necessary that morality be near the law and self-control replace with others control and
also moral goals become to moral rules. (Conaock & Johns 1998). Nowadays at
industrial countries, Work ethic was known as one of the effective factors on progress
and development of countries (Mohammadkhani et al 2013). Also increasingly get
complicated in organization and increase of immoral, illegal and irresponsible at the
work place, attracts managers and experts in work ethic and moral management
(Faghihi & Irani 2012). In fact ethical issues are, one of the major problems of the
organization, because it represents the interaction between economic performance (are
measured by the revenues, costs and profits) and social performance (In the framework
of its obligations, inside and outside, towards others is expressed) (Azar et al 2008).
Work ethic as a content factor reflects the moral and ethical commitment of its
employees. Work ethic will increase social responsibility, decrease desertion, the
willingness of employees to express social issues and to promote citizenship and to
reduce non-productive behavior. Positive ethical behavior such as compliance
regulations and organizational policies and loyalty to personal beliefs caused the
reduction of non-productive behavior (Meriak, 2012)
The assumption is that if there is a work ethic in an organization, non-productive
behavior is reduced. When work ethic can be considered as an independent variable in
its effects on the efficiency and results of individual and group staff on the study of
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organizations. Yousef Darwish research (2000) has shown that work ethic on the three
dimensions of organizational commitment (affective, normative and continuous) direct
and positive impact.
In another study, also by Yousef (2001) on 425 Muslim employees of
organizations of offices in the UAE, The results obtained for the work ethic and
organizational commitment there is a significant relationship.
Okppara and Win (2008) Study with the aim of work ethic and organizational
impact on job satisfaction have done in Nigeria, and concluded that there is a significant
relationship between organizational work ethic and organizational commitment, and
job satisfaction.
Rajabipoor Meibody & Dehghani Firoozabady (2016) in research aimed to
investigate
the relationship between Islamic work
ethic
and organizational
commitment, and job satisfaction in Yazd, found that between Islamic work ethic and
organizational commitment there is a meaningful relationship.
Also, Brooke Milan and others study interact perceived organizational politics
and ethic have done in predicting psychological capital. The results showed that
psychological capital has a direct and significant relationship with professional ethic. In
this study, the role of psychological capital in anticipation of professional ethic was
approved.
So, according to the description in the discussions and to special attention to
human resources as the most important asset of the organization, and Employee
engagement a major role in improving organizational performance, It is necessary to
determine the factors affecting organizational commitment. Of course, the company
Mapna MD2 also not excluded from the general rule referred.
Therefore, researchers are looking to develop an organizational commitment
model for Mapna MD2 Co. employees based on the psychological capital and work
ethic.
2. Research method
This study, according to its goals is a solidarity research. The population of this study is
all employees of the Mapna MD2 Co. headquarters company in Tehran (300 person),
and Including 238 males and 62 females.
The sample in this research, according to Morgan table were 169 people
considered and given the number of male and female employees in the company, about
35 females and 134 males were divided and randomly selected.
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In this research, for data, collection used Luthans questionnaires of psychological
capital (2007) and Allen and Meyer Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (1993)
and Questionnaires work ethic of Gregory C. and Petty.
A) Psychological capital questionnaire
To measure psychological investment in this research Luthans questionnaires,
psychological capital (2007) is used. The questionnaire consists of self-efficacy (6-1),
Hope (12-7), Resiliency (18-13) and Optimism (24-19). That is ranked with Likert scale in
range of strongly disagree to strongly agree.
Validity and reliability of the Questionnaires has been seen in many studies. Rohy
(1394) has reported the reliability of the questionnaire using 0/723 Cronbach's alpha.
B) Organizational Commitment Questionnaire
To measure organizational commitment of the questionnaire Allen & Maier (1993) is
used. The scoring method in this questionnaire is scored with approach of the Likert’s
24 Article questionnaire with the scale of five values (1. Strongly disagree 2. Disagreeing
3. Neither 4. Agree 5. Strongly agree). It should be mentioned that the questions number
4, 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 15,16,17,18,19,21and24 have reverse grading approach.
This questionnaire has three dimensions: Emotional, continuance and normative.
Emotional commitment questions, including questions 2,5,8,11,14,17,20, 23 and
normative commitment questions components, including questions 3, 6 , 9 , 12 , 15 , 18 ,
21 , 24 that are discussed by the Likert's five score scale . The reliability coefficient of
Meyer and “llen’s organizational commitment questionnaire in “bbaszadeh’s study
(1394) respectively emotional, normative and sustained 85% and 79% and 83% is
obtained. as well as the reliability of the questionnaire in Saeedi's survey (1394) 80/0
was obtained by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
C) Work ethic questionnaire
Standardized work ethic Gregory and Petty (1990) that consists the components of
devotion to work (6 items), persistence and efficiency at work (6 items), healthy
relationship in the workplace (5 items) and collective spirit and participation in work (6
items) and has 23 questions. Each question has 5 options Likert range includes strongly
disagree, disagree, neutral, agree and strongly agree and ranked with score 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The reliability of the questionnaire in Iran by Golparvar and Nadery by using
Cronbach's alpha coefficient 85/0 was obtained (Golparvar and Nadery 1390) as well as
in this study for, the reliability of the components of devotion to work 85/0, persistence
and efficiency at work 77/0, healthy relationship in the workplace 81/0 and collective
spirit and participate in the work 83/0, were obtained.
In order to collect data, questionnaires localized based on the location, and
distributed and collected in Mapna MD2 Co. corporate headquarters located in Tehran,
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Iran. For analyzing the data, the Spearman correlation coefficient and for testing the
research model, Smart software PLS 3.2.6 is used.
3. Findings
Table 1: The relationship between psychological capital and work ethic
Devotion
Variable
to work
Correlation
Efficacy
Significance
Level
Correlation
Hope
Significance
Level
Correlation
Resiliency
Significance
Level
Correlation
Optimism
Perseverance
Significance
Level
Correlation
and hard
work
Healthy and
Collective
Human
spirit and
Work
relationships in
participation
ethic
the workplace
in the work
0.314
0.304
0.328
0.339
0.339
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.379
0.343
0.367
0.384
0.398
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.216
0.273
0.310
0.369
0.302
0.005
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.961
0.860
0.819
0.707
0.911
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.722
0.686
0.687
0.649
0.740
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
Psychological
capital
Significance
Level
According to the results in Table 1 and test of Spearman correlation coefficient,
significant level Achieved for relationships all variables and components is less than
0.05. Therefore, with 95% confidence can said that there is proper relationship between
psychological capital and work ethic of Mapna MD2 Co. employees. Meanwhile,
Optimism components of psychological capital and devotion to work (r= 0/961) have
the highest correlation with each other.
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Table 2: the relationship between work ethic and organizational commitment
Variable
Devotion to
work
Correlation
Significance
Level
Perseverance
and hard work
Correlation
Significance
Level
Affective
Normative
Continuance
Organizational
commitment
commitment
commitment
commitment
0.208
0.495
0.941
0.754
0.007
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.266
0.497
0.850
0.739
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.296
0.509
0.816
0.729
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.359
0.514
0.706
0.686
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.287
0.542
0.901
0.783
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
Healthy and
Human
Correlation
relationships
in the
Significance
workplace
Level
Collective
spirit and
Correlation
participation
Significance
in the work
Level
Correlation
Work ethic
Significance
Level
According to the results in Table 2 and test of Spearman correlation coefficient,
significant level Achieved for relationships all variables and components is less than
0.05. Therefore, with 95% confidence can be said there is proper relationship between
work ethic and organizational commitment of Mapna MD2 Co. employees. Meanwhile,
Devotion to work and continued commitment (r= 0/941) have the highest correlation
with each other.
Table 3: The relationship between psychological capital and organizational commitment
Variable
Correlation
Efficacy
Significance
Level
Correlation
Hope
Significance
Level
Resiliency
Correlation
Affective
Normative
Continuance
Organizational
commitment
commitment
commitment
commitment
0.471
0.461
0.305
0.507
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.536
0.450
0.362
0.565
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.935
0.688
0.231
0.737
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Significance
Level
Correlation
Optimism
Significance
Level
Psychological
capital
Correlation
Significance
Level
0.005
0.001
0.002
0.001
0.215
0.561
0.990
0.798
0.005
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.673
0.744
0.736
0.925
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
According to the results in Table 3 and test of Spearman correlation coefficient,
significant level Achieved for relationships all variables and components is less than
0.05. Therefore, with 95% confidence can be said there is proper relationship between
psychological capital and organizational commitment of Mapna Md2 Co. employees.
Meanwhile, The optimism and continued commitment (r= 0/990) have the highest
correlation with each other.
4. Research model
Figure 1: The research model in significance mode
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Figure 2: The research model in standard mode
Table 4: The external models and whole model evaluation criteria
Variable
Index
AVE
SRMR
The external models
The whole model
evaluation criteria
evaluation criteria
HTMT
Cronbach's
SRMR
CR
Alpha
Acceptable
0.5>
0.08<
1<
0.7>
0.08<
0.7>
Psychological capital
0.533
0.202
0.786
0.723
0.202
0.820
Work ethic
0.846
-
0.939
0.956
0.599
0.940
0.650
0.812
0.001
0.001
Organizational
commitment
P. Value
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
The results showed that the given developed model support by survey empirical data ,
in other words, the value of the data model is established All indices except Cronbach's
alpha organizational commitment indicates the desirability of structural equation
model. But as the mediator is involved in the equation and direct effects and the
indirect effects should also be reported,
The regression coefficients and coefficients of determination in the following
table is provided so that the role of mediator variable is clear.
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Table 5: The direction, Indirect and Total impacts evaluation
Direction
Psychological
Impacts
T Statistics
P. Value
Direct impact
0.807
20.749
0.001
Indirect impact
0.118
3.155
0.002
Total impact
0.926
0103.918
0.001
capital
Organizational commitment
According to estimated values, the effect of psychological capital variables on
organizational commitment Mapna MD2 Company by third variable or the mediating
variable has been transferred. This means that the independent variable, directly and
indirectly through mediating variable is effective on the dependent variable. The capital
psychological impact on work ethic also affects organizational commitment and work
ethic. According to the amount, significance research model is valuable and
Psychological Capital, directly and indirectly through work ethic, is effective on
organizational commitment of Mapna MD2 Company.
5. Conclusions
“ccording to Spearman’s correlation coefficient test, between psychological capital and
work ethic of Mapna MD2 Company employees there is a significant relationship which
is consistent with results of Beroki & milani (2016).
Psychological capital can forecast work ethic that is kind of commitment and job
conscience to any work, task and responsibility.
Experts suggest that psychological capital can interventions to a minimum of ten
percent on any operation done by employees (Luthans & Yousef, 2007).
Psychological capital researches show a significant value-added more and more
for optimal results with respect to demographic characteristics and organizational selfassessment of one's character. (Avey et al., 2011)
People who have high self-efficacy optimism and hope are more successful in
their work& won’t do immoral things.
Therefore, it can be said increasing the psychological capital in an organization
helps employees to see and act in a positive way, the work ethic of the organization can
be increased.
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The results of spearman’s correlation coefficient between work ethic and
organizational commitment to employee communication Mapna MD2 Company
showed that there is a significant relationship between the two variants which is
consistent with result of Yousef (2000, 2001), Ekpera & Vien (2008), Rajabipoor Meybodi
&Dehghani Firoozabadi (2012) & Hoveyda ET all (2012).
According to Richardson, who acts in a spiritual framework, their experience of
convenience, flexibility and comfort are increased. The scientist said that moral values
have shaped in organizational culture is related to their commitment positively. Work
ethic is a collection of features that an individual demonstrates during working.
People with a positive ethic are doing well their duties in compared with others.
They perform their tasks completely and they are committed to do the right things.
Besides, by strengthening work ethic, you can enhance their commitment. For this
purpose, by defining codes of ethic, determining responsibility for ethical complaints of
staff and Considering rewards and awards for their work ethic, elements of
organizational commitment can be increased.
According to the results of the Spearman correlation coefficient test, there is a
proper relationship between psychological capital and organizational commitment in
Mapna MD2 Company which is consistent with the results of Lontez and Jensen (2005(,
Lifing)2007(, Nasr Isfehani (2012).
Hope is one of the foundations of balance and mental strength that it will
determine life achievements. Hope is an ability to believe or feel of better future. Hope
with its strong forces stimulates their activity system that system gain/take new
experiences.
As a result, hope brings a high level of mental and behavioral performance and it
caused human is more committed to their jobs. The hopeful people believe that they can
be compatible with the possible challenges they confront in their life, make them have a
job satisfaction. With optimist will attribute the positive events to general, internal
stable documents. In addition to internal factors, external factors should also be
considered in optimism, unlike hope and self-efficacy. For example, a factor that can
form positive expectations to an optimist may be himself and his abilities or external
factors and the others. Also, optimism will cause the man to consider the difficulties
and the challenges of a task when he assumes responsibility about it in an organization.
And due to the situation, will form his expectations while dealing with them. Therefore,
optimism has an important role in an organizational commitment. It should be
mentioned about resilience (tolerance) that, this kind of people can face to potentially
stressful factors very well and feel less stress that reduces the stress effects on them and
also reduces the risk of depression, which is the main factor of personnel absences.
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Resiliency is one of the main fundamental structures of a character that includes
individual abilities in confrontation, retreat, trying again and dealing with problems.
Resiliency will also increase work domination and job satisfactory and finally lead to
more efficiency of the personnel by challenging job difficulties and the complexity of
boring bureaucracy.
Meanwhile, resilient individuals look creatively and flexible to solve issues, and
have plans for solving them and do not hesitate helping and access full resources to
deal with the problems and these factors make person to satisfy their jobs. So
psychological asset and positivism can be used as factors potentially effective for
dealing with behavior and employees malicious attitudes, such as resistance to change,
pessimism to tasks deviations and leads the person to be committed to their jobs.
Research also shows that self-efficacy is also related with organizational
commitment. In fact, people who have high levels of self-belief, they can perform the
tasks entrusted to them, and they can be successful. So such people consider stressors
and problems as challenges that need to breakthrough to overcome them, and instead
of looking them, as isolated and scattered problems when they encounter, they try to
operate more efficiently.
Finally, Psychological asset, affects both directly and through mediating
variables on organizational commitment of Mapna MD2 company employees and is
consistent with work results of Lifting (2007), Nasr Esfahani et al. (2012), Nadjari et al.
(2013), Mehdizadeh (2014) and Shadan (2015).
Psychological capital, Positivism is composed of psychological variables
Measurable, and possible development of management actions on them. Many experts
in organization and management believe that the psychological capital as a source of
sustainable
competitive
advantage
for
organizations
in
today's
challenging
environment considered.
Psychological capital is a situation develop positive psychological characteristics,
commitment and effort necessary to succeed in the tasks challenging (confidence/selfefficacy) to cite positive achievements of the present and future (optimism), stability in
the purpose and if necessary change the route to the target for a breakthrough
(hopefully) and stability when faced with hardships and difficulties to achieve success
(flexibility) is.
So something beyond human capital and social capital and other capital ratio of
employee engagement is a better estimate (Frohar, 1394). Therefore, reinforcing various
aspects of psychological capital for staff, such as strengthening self-confidence by
increasing positive feedback and motivate them and strengthen optimism by linking
positive and less pessimism, strengthen hope by focusing on the aims internalized
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Increase their participation in various decision-making organization, development
flexibility by strengthening the foundations of their spiritual value and can increase
employee commitment to the various tasks.
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