Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of perceived crisis support (PCS) and perceived organization ethics (POE) on affective organizational commitment (AOC) of medical practitioners and to explore the mediators involved in these causal relationships. Three factors were considered as mediators which were general mood (GM), job satisfaction (JS) and knowledge sharing (KS).
Design/methodology/approach: It was an empirical research and data was collected through survey technique from 659 medical practitioners working at Indian hospitals. Structural equation modeling using SPSS Amos software version 20 was used to test the hypothesized model.
Findings: All mediators’ partially mediated in the causal relationships. It was found that the direct relationship of PCS with AOC was stronger in comparison to POE with AOC. KS was found to be the strongest mediator.
Research limitations: The limitations of the study were that it used self-reported cross-sectional data and excluded the demographic factors. The reliability of measures for POE, GM and JS was low.
Practical implications: Management will focus on humanizing hospitals for increasing AOC of medical practitioners. This will help to retain talent for increasing their competitive edge.
Originality/value: For the first time, the paper explores the significance of POE and PCS for building AOC among medical practitioners in developing country. An emotional component general mood is included as mediator. KS was examined as mediator that was till date considered an outcome of AOC.
Article Classification: Research paper
Keywords: Affective Organizational Commitment, Perceived Organization Ethics, Perceived Crisis Support, General Mood, Job satisfaction, Knowledge Sharing.
Title: Exploring Multiple Mediators in Factors Influencing Affective Organizational Commitment: A Study of Indian Medical Practitioners
Author: Tina Khandelwal, Dr. Sheetal Sharma
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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