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Effects of Service Tenure and Nature of Occupation on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction


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1 Services Selection Board Indian Navy, Bhopal - 462001, India
2 Department of Psychology Barkatullah University, Bhopal - 462026, India
     

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This study was conducted as part of a larger study in a public sector organization with an all India presence. This study explored the impact of service tenure and occupational category on organizational commitment and job satisfaction. 220 managers from three service tenure categories (1-7 yrs, 8-15 yrs and 16+ yrs) and three occupational category (executive, technical, administrative) of a large public sector organization were asked to rate 18 items of commitment in a scale developed by Meyer and Allen and 15 items in a of self developed job satisfaction scale. Results found that managers with longer service tenure exhibited higher affective and normative commitment and intrinsic job satisfaction as compared to their counterparts. Furthermore, technical managers (engineers) exhibited higher affective and normative commitment and intrinsic job satisfaction as compared to others.

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Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Service Tenure, Occupational Category
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N. K. Natarajan
Services Selection Board Indian Navy, Bhopal - 462001, India
Dinesh Nagar
Department of Psychology Barkatullah University, Bhopal - 462026, India

Abstract


This study was conducted as part of a larger study in a public sector organization with an all India presence. This study explored the impact of service tenure and occupational category on organizational commitment and job satisfaction. 220 managers from three service tenure categories (1-7 yrs, 8-15 yrs and 16+ yrs) and three occupational category (executive, technical, administrative) of a large public sector organization were asked to rate 18 items of commitment in a scale developed by Meyer and Allen and 15 items in a of self developed job satisfaction scale. Results found that managers with longer service tenure exhibited higher affective and normative commitment and intrinsic job satisfaction as compared to their counterparts. Furthermore, technical managers (engineers) exhibited higher affective and normative commitment and intrinsic job satisfaction as compared to others.

Keywords


Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Service Tenure, Occupational Category

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