School Principalُs Commitment to Productivity, the Effects of Job Autonomy, Psychological Empowerment and Distributive Justice
Subject Areas : Business ManagementReza Sepehrvand 1 , Masoud Godsi 2 , Saeyd Farah bakhsh 3
1 - Assistant Professor, Lorestan University, Management Department, Lorestan-Iran
2 - Ph.D. Student, Department of Management, Lorestan University, Lorestan-Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Lorestan University, Department of Educational Management, Lorestan-Iran
Keywords: psychological empowerment, Distributive Justice, Commitment to productivity, Job autonomy,
Abstract :
This paper aims to investigate the effects of job autonomy, psychological empowerment and distributive justice on commitment to productivity of principals in Lorestan state schools. The Statistical population comprises current and former principals. Using random method, 357 out of them were selected. For measuring the research variables, we used 3 different questionnaires. For measuring commitment to productivity, job autonomy, psychological empowerment and distributive justice, a researcher-made, Breaugh (1985), Thomas & Velthouse (1990) and Price & Muller (1986) questionnaires were used, respectively. All of the questions in the questionnaires have 5-point Liker-scale. For analyzing data, covariance-based structural equations modeling-path analysis and AMOS software were applied. The results show that all of job autonomy, psychological empowerment and distributive justice have positive and direct effects on commitment to productivity of principals in Lorestan state. Also, among all of the dependent variables, distributive justice has the highest effect on psychological empowerment. Furthermore, among all the dependent variables, distributive justice has the lowest effect on commitment to productivity
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Appelbaum, S. H.; Hongger, K. (1998),"Empowerment: a contrasting overview of organizations in general and nursing in particular- an examination of organizational factors, managerial behaviors, job design and structural power", Journal of Empowerment in Organization, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 29-50.
Bandura, A. (1977), Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2), 191-215.
Bhatnagar, J. (2005),The power of psychological empowerment as an antecedent to organizational commitment in Indian managers. MDI. 8(4), 419-433.
Becker, T. E., Billings, R. S., Eveleth, D. M., & Gilbert, N. L. (1996), Foci and bases of employee commitment: Implications for job performance. The Academy of Management Journal, 39(2), 464-482.
Brief, A. P., & Motowidlo, S. J. (1986), prosocial organizational behaviors. The Academy of Management Review, 11(4), 710-725.
Breaugh, J. A. (1985), the measurement of work autonomy. Human Relations, 38(6), 551-570.
Cohen, A. (1993), Organizational commitment and turnover: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management Journal,36(5),1140-1157.
Conger, J. A., & Kanungo, R. N. (2012), The empowerment process: Integrating theory and practice. The Academy of Management Review, 13(3), 471-482.
Dannetta, V. (2002), what factors influence a teacher’s commitment to student learning? Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1(2), 144-171. Fuller, E. J. (2007), Principal turnover, teacher turnover and quality, and student achievement.
Ghasemi, V. (2013). Structural Equation Modeling in Social Research Using Amos Graphics. Tehran: ociology Publishers, (In Persian).
Gibbs, D. (2009),”Empowering programs with evaluation technical assistance: Outcomes and lessons learned”, Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 38-44.
Janice T S Ho. Managing organizational health and performance in colleges, The Journal of Educational Management .2000;14:62-73.
Janssen‚ Anne. (2004),The barrier effect of conflict with superiors in the relationship between employee empowerment and organizational commitment. Work & stress. 18(1), 56-65.
Kushman, J. W. (1992), The organizational dynamics of teacher workplace commitment: A study of urban elementary and middle schools. Educational Administration Quarterly, 28(1), 5-42.
Madani, H., & Zahedi, M. J. (2005). Generalizing the Priority of Factors Affecting on the Organizational Commitment. Journal of Sociology, 6(1), (In Persian).
Price, J. L., & Mueller, C. W. (1986), Distributive justice. In J. L. Price & C. W. Mueller (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Measurement (pp. 122-127). Marshfield, MA: Pitman.
Robbins, T.L., Crino, M.D., Fredendall, L.D. (2002), An integrative model of the empowerment process, Human Resource management Vol. 12 N.1. 419-443.
Soltani, I. (1996). Management Style based on Human Dignity and Productivity, Human Resources Productivity Series, Governmental Training Center, (In Persian).
Tangen, Stefen (2005), Demystifying Productivity and Performance, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Vol. 54, No. 1.
Thomas, K. W., & Velthouse, B. A. (1990), Cognitive elements of empowerment: An "interpretive" model of intrinsic task motivation. The Academy of Management Review, 15(4),666-681.
Walter Blk. Improving government producting.satge puplication. L.T.D. London. 1999.
Watten, D., & Cameron, K. (1980). Empowerment and Delegation of Authority. Translated by: B. ooreei, Institute for Research and Management Education, (In Persian).
