Exploring the Connection between Job Satisfaction and Different Forms of Organizational Commitment among Police

Police operate around the world. Police organizations are tasked with a wide variety of duties, and successful police organizations need committed officers. The three main forms of organizational commitment are affective, normative, and continuance commitment. This study examined the relationship of...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inCriminal justice and behavior Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 511 - 528
Main Authors Nalla, Mahesh K., Akhtar, Sheeraz, Lambert, Eric G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2020
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Job satisfaction
Organizational commitment
Police stations
normative commitment
continuance commitment
police
Pakistan
affective commitment
organizational commitment
job satisfaction
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Police operate around the world. Police organizations are tasked with a wide variety of duties, and successful police organizations need committed officers. The three main forms of organizational commitment are affective, normative, and continuance commitment. This study examined the relationship of overall job satisfaction and facet job satisfaction (transfers, pay, promotions, and supervision) on affective, normative, and continuance commitment among 550 officers working in the operations and investigation wings of the Lahore Police Stations in Punjab, Pakistan. Based on multivariate ordinary least squares (OLS) regression results, overall job satisfaction and facet satisfaction with transfers, pay, and supervision had significant positive effects on affective and normative commitment and negative associations with continuance commitment. Satisfaction with promotions, however, had a negative relationship with affective and normative commitment and a positive association with continuance commitment.
ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854819896611