The impact of entrepreneurial passions on organizational commitment in SMEs: the mediating role of perceived organizational support / Md Sharif Md Said

This study examines a model involving Entrepreneurial Passion (EP), Perceived Organizational Support (POS), and Organizational Commitment (OC). It was hypothesized that employees’ EP will be positively related to their organizational commitment, and that perceived organizational support would serve...

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Main Author: Md Said, Md Sharif
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19921/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19921/1/ABS_MD%20SHARIF%20MD%20SAID%20TDRA%20VOL%2010%20IGS%2016.pdf
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Summary:This study examines a model involving Entrepreneurial Passion (EP), Perceived Organizational Support (POS), and Organizational Commitment (OC). It was hypothesized that employees’ EP will be positively related to their organizational commitment, and that perceived organizational support would serve as a mediator in the relationship between employees’ perceived EP and employees’ OC. Data were gathered using cluster sampling method from a sampling frame of 231 Malaysian Manufacturing Related Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) located within the Klang Valley comprising the States of Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed on the 258 samples using structural equation modeling. The CFA revealed that there is a positive and direct relationship between EP and OC as propounded by earlier authors…