The Moderator Effect of Socioemotional Needs in the Relationship between Perceived Support and Organizational Commitment

Vandenberghe, Christian and Marchand, Catherine (2015) The Moderator Effect of Socioemotional Needs in the Relationship between Perceived Support and Organizational Commitment. Psychologie du travail et des organisations, 21 (1). pp. 41-59. ISSN 1778-3631. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

Abstract

This paper examines the role of employees’ socioemotional needs in the relationship of perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support to affective organizational commitment. Based on a sample of 209 employees affiliated with a variety of organizations, analyses indicate that perceived organizational support and perceived supervisor support are more strongly related to organizational commitment when the need for emotional support is high but is less strongly related to organizational commitment when the need for affiliation is high. In contrast, the need for esteem and the need for approval have no moderating effects. These results offer new research perspectives on the role of individual characteristics in regard to the impact of perceived support on employees’ attitudes toward the organization.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled keywords:	Affective organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, perceived supervisor support, socioemotional needs
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User:	Tony Rees
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2015 09:24 UTC
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2015 08:27 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/50763 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)