The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support and Perceived Supervisor Support on Organizational Commitment and Individual Performance

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Prof. in MBA, Faculty of Management, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Prof., Faculty of Management, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc. in Human Resource Management, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Keeping and retaining of professional staff in organizations and increase their performance have always been the concern of many organizations and companies in competitive situation.  Achievement of these objectives, depends on many factors such as perceiving organization and supervisor supports by the staff. In this research, the effect of perceived organizational and supervisor support on organizational commitment and individual performance will be investigated. For this purpose, a sample gathered through statistical census of Itrac Company with 260 employees, were studies. The method of analysis of the collected data was correlation and regression (step by step) with SPSS software, the results showed that the perceived organizational and supervisor support have positive and significant impact on affective and normative dimensions of organizational commitments and has positive impact on both the task and contextual performance, and there’s not a meaningful positive relationship only between perceived organizational and supervisor support with continued commitment.

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Journal of Public Administration
Volume 8, Issue 2
December 2016
Pages 373-391

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