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The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Culture

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  • Adel Mohamed Ali Shurbagi
  • Ibrahim Bin Zahari

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of organizational commitment as a mediating variable on the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational culture to answer the following questions: Is there any relationship between job satisfaction and organizational culture in oil and gas industry in Libya? Is there any relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment in oil and gas industry in Libya? Is there any relationship between organizational culture and organizational commitment in oil and gas industry in Libya? Dose organizational commitment as a mediator variable have any effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational culture in oil and gas industry in Libya? Therefore, a questionnaire was used to collect the data from a sample of 280 employees from oil and gas industry in Libya based on stratified sample sampling. SPSS program was used to reach findings of the study. The empirical results of the current study indicated that the relationship between three variables of the study such as job satisfaction, organizational culture and organizational commitment was positive significant relationship while organizational commitment as a mediating variable effects the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational culture in oil and gas industry in Libya.

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  • Adel Mohamed Ali Shurbagi & Ibrahim Bin Zahari, 2014. "The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Culture," International Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Business Administration, Sciedu Press, vol. 5(6), pages 24-37, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijba11:v:5:y:2014:i:6:p:24-37
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