Document Type : Research Article

Author

PhD of Public Administration and Human Resources Expert, Mazandaran Province Gas Company, Sari, Iran

Abstract

Introduction
Job engagement and organizational commitment are two important job attitudes that have been the focus of human resource management, organizational behavior and psychology scholars over the past years. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between job engagement and organizational commitment in employees of Mazandaran Province Gas Company.
 
Method
The statistical population of this research was all employees of Mazandaran Province Gas Company. Cochran's formula was used to calculate the sample size. 85 employees were selected by stratified random sampling method. The instrument included 5-item Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and 14-item Job Engagement Questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was calculated 0.86 for organizational commitment questionnaire and 0.92 for job engagement questionnaire.
Results
The findings indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between job engagement and organizational commitmen.
 
Discussion
BecauseMazandaran Province Gas Company is a project-oriented and service company, its employees are always faced with negative consequences such as stress and burnout. Employees’ job engagement and organization commitment can be a cure for these adverse job outcomes.

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