Literature Review of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Organisations

Literature review of Job satisfaction and organizational commitment in organisations

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment are two of the most prominent work attitudes examined in the work and organizational literature. These constructs also receive much attention within the more specific work-family literature. Researchers have often included both constructs in their examination of the relationships between work-family issues and work outcomes.
Job Satisfaction: Job satisfaction is defined as "the extent to which people like (satisfaction) or dislike (dissatisfaction) their jobs" (Spector, 1997, p. 2).
Organizational Commitment: Meyer and Allen (1994) state that organizational commitment is "a psychological state that a) characterizes the employee's relationships with the organization, and b) has implications for the decision to continue membership in the organization" (p. 67).

And also communication is very important in people's relations.
Effective communication is based on information:

-the volume that is available;
-its quality;
-the means and media by which it is transmitted and received;
-the use to which it is put;
-its integrity;
-the level of integrity of the wider situation.

Communication and information feed the quality of all human relations in organizations. Good communications underline good relations and enhance the general quality of working life, motivation and morale. Bad and inadequate communications lead to frustration and they enhance feelings of alienation, lack of identity and unity.

It is therefore necessary to consider each aspect of the communication process in turn. This is followed by a discussion of the elements that contribute to their quality and effective usage. (Pettinger 150)

Beyond this general sense, Organizational scientists have developed many nuanced definitions of organizational commitment, and numerous scales to measure them. Exemplary of this work is Meyer & Allen's model of commitment,...