Explaining the Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in the Relationship between Organizational Virtuousness and Teachers' Job Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to explain the mediating role of organizational commitment in the relationship between organizational virtuousness and teachers' job satisfaction. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of nature. The statistical population included all teachers in Hamedan city in the academic year 1403-1404, from which 330 individuals were selected using random accessibility sampling. Standard questionnaires of Lester's Job Satisfaction (1967), Cameron et al.'s Organizational Virtuousness (2004), and Allen & Meyer's Organizational Commitment (1990) were used to collect data. The reliability of the instruments was reported satisfactory using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. SPSS software and descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression) were used for data analysis. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational virtuousness and job satisfaction. Also, the results of regression analysis showed that organizational virtuousness is able to predict organizational commitment and job satisfaction, and organizational commitment plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between organizational virtuousness and job satisfaction. Accordingly, it can be concluded that strengthening ethical virtues in schools through increasing teachers' commitment is an effective strategy for promoting their job satisfaction.