Title: The interdependence between Lebanese higher academic institutions' goals and its faculty members' commitment

Authors: Wael S. Zaraket; Ali Halawi

Addresses: Swiss Business School, Balz Zimmermannstrasse, 34/38, Building C, 8302, Kloten-Zurich, Switzerland ' School of Business, Lebanese International University, Mouseitbeh, Beirut, 146404, Lebanon

Abstract: Organisational commitment continues to be one of the most commonly researched subjects, as it has substantial effects on job performance, turnover, and consequently on organisational performance. This study delineates the notion of faculty members' organisational commitment in the Lebanese higher education sector, and how faculty members can exert more commitment and devotion towards their academic institutions. It is attested that committed faculty members show enormous work motivation and loyalty, hence this study will decrypt the nexus between the organisational strategic goals and how it is echoing on the faculty members' commitment.

Keywords: job satisfaction; Lebanon; job performance; organisational commitment; affective commitment; normative commitment; continuance commitment; Lebanese higher education; universities; faculty members; employee commitment; academic institutions; academics; work motivation; loyalty.

DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2015.067271

Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2015 Vol.8 No.1, pp.118 - 134

Published online: 02 Feb 2015 *

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