The Effect of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment: A Research

Abstract

The dynamic structures of the global world, technological, political, and strategic developments and cultural changes have led to new developments in assessing the workforce, which is considered the basic intellectual capital in the business world. Positive approaches and behaviors in the workforce are essential to achieve efficiency and sustainability at both personal and organizational levels by ensuring a competitive advantage under intense market conditions. The goal of all organizations that wish to achieve success is to ensure that employees actively participate in the organizational structure through staff empowerment and increase performance by using initiative to participate in managerial processes. Consequently, in today's world, where competitive conditions are both inconsistent and harsh, more research is conducted on how to use human resources in the most effective and efficient way.

The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of job satisfaction on employees by examining its effect on organizational commitment in business life. In this study, resources from national and international portals on organizational behavior, organizational commitment and suggested theories, job satisfaction and factors that affect job satisfaction were investigated. The data obtained as a result of the research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between job satisfaction and employees' organizational commitment in Istanbul, Turkey.