Title: A study of emotional commitment and meaningfulness of work among teaching faculties in India by using structural equation modelling

Authors: Shruti Traymbak

Addresses: G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, India

Abstract: The objective of the present study is to examine the impact of job characteristics like task significance, task identity and autonomy on affective or emotional commitment among teaching faculties in India which had received little attention in Indian context. This study finds a new way to determine relationship of meaningfulness of work like task significance, task identity and autonomy with emotional or affective commitment and also determines the mediating effects of meaningfulness of work between job characteristics and affective commitment. A sample of 477 faculties from various private colleges in India has participated. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse data. The findings of the study are that meaningfulness of work mediates the relationship between job characteristics and affective commitment. It is very interesting to note that affective commitment had high correlation with meaningfulness of work which means teaching faculties prefer to attach emotionally with organisation if they find their job meaningfulness.

Keywords: affective commitment; emotional commitment; job characteristics; task significance; task identity; autonomy; meaningfulness of work; job characteristics; mediating effects; structural equation modelling; SEM; teaching faculties.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2024.140504

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2024 Vol.15 No.2, pp.118 - 137

Accepted: 10 Aug 2023
Published online: 21 Aug 2024 *

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