DETERMINANTS OF ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT IN A MANUFACTURING ORGANISATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

The present study was designed to focus on organisational characteristics as predictors of organisational commitment among managerial employees. The sample consisted of 81 executives covering practically all levels of executive cadre of a private sector organisation engaged in manufacturing high precision castings for automobiles. The findings revealed that executives are, by and large, quite satisfied being members of this organisation. Out of the 14 organisational characteristics examined only two, i.e. performance appraisal and job content, have emerged as the best predictors of organisational commitment. The practical implications and theoretical significance of the findings are also discussed.