Unveiling the Hidden Layers of Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Meta-analysis

Abstract

Inducing the employees to get the work done has become one of the prevalent challenges for organizations. The feeling of association and belongingness impels the employees to put in effort for the organization. Hence, the study aims to evaluate the relationship between job satisfaction (JS) and Organizational Commitment (OC) through the investigation of moderating effects. An analysis of a systematic review of 2,702 studies is conducted wherein the process results in the analysis of the filtered 27 studies. Meta-analysis has unveiled the hidden layers of the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Through the application of moderator analysis, interesting findings are witnessed. Contrary to the expectations, the results of meta-regression have denied the influence of age on the discussed relationship while gender and work experience have successfully qualified as moderators. Integration of the demographic inclusions and a viewpoint defining the role of work experience has provided a needed re-specification to the literature. Thus, the present study will provide new insights for academicians and researchers.