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Induction Age, Training Duration & Job Performance on Organizational Commitment & Job Satisfaction


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1 Services Selection Board, Bhopal, India
2 Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India
     

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This study was carried out as part of a larger study in a public sector organization with an all India presence. The study explored the influence of induction age, training duration and job permanence of organizational commitment and job satisfaction among 220 participants from a large public sector organization who rated 18 items commitment scale developed by Meyer&Allen and 15 items self-developed job satisfaction scale. Results found that employees inducted at a younger age and trained by the organization for a longer duration are more committed to the organization normatively. Furthermore, permanent employees were found to be more committed normatively and also exhibited higher job satisfaction as compared to contract employees.
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Authors

N. K. Natarajan
Services Selection Board, Bhopal, India
Dinesh Nagar
Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India

Abstract


This study was carried out as part of a larger study in a public sector organization with an all India presence. The study explored the influence of induction age, training duration and job permanence of organizational commitment and job satisfaction among 220 participants from a large public sector organization who rated 18 items commitment scale developed by Meyer&Allen and 15 items self-developed job satisfaction scale. Results found that employees inducted at a younger age and trained by the organization for a longer duration are more committed to the organization normatively. Furthermore, permanent employees were found to be more committed normatively and also exhibited higher job satisfaction as compared to contract employees.

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