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Material and Immaterial Compensation as a Determinant of Employee Organizational Commitment

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  • Isada Mahmutovic
  • Selma Smajlovic
  • Adisa Delic

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The success and failure of any organization largely depend on talented and competent employees. Through human resource management (HRM) practices and policies, organizations strive to ensure committed employees. One of the fundamental practices they use is undoubtedly material and immaterial compensation. Adequate management of such compensation may contribute to greater employee engagement in achieving the set goals, realizing the mission, and fulfilling the vision of the organization. In such ways employees confirm their affiliation with the organization, which classifies them as committed employees. The paper assumes that the adequate application of material and immaterial compensation in organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) may improve employee organizational commitment. This ultimately has a positive impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations. The research was conducted in 128 BiH organizations with more than 50 employees across four sectors. The hypotheses were tested applying the Principal Components Analysis (PCA) through the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) values and Bartlett's test of sphericity and the regression analysis. The results show a statistically significant positive impact of material and immaterial compensation on employee organizational commitment. Creating more agile policies and practices of human resource management, especially those related to material and immaterial compensation, can significantly improve employee commitment as well as the entire organizational effectiveness.

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  • Isada Mahmutovic & Selma Smajlovic & Adisa Delic, 2025. "Material and Immaterial Compensation as a Determinant of Employee Organizational Commitment," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 18(1), pages 1-80, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ibrjnl:v:18:y:2025:i:1:p:80
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