Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A Causal Relationship Between Dimensionality of Psychological Empowerment and Affective Commitment: A Partial Least Squares Approach

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017 - Volume 1

  • 435 Accesses

Abstract

The primary purpose of this empirical chapter is to examine the relationship between psychological empowerment and affective commitment among academic staff in Malaysian public universities. This study investigated the relationships among four cognitions of psychological empowerment and affective commitment. Past empirical studies indicated that affective commitment is one of the most critical organizational commitments from staff toward institutions. Primary data were collected from academic staff currently attached to Malaysian public universities. The selection of samples was based on four universities in Malaysia by adopting the stratified sampling technique. A total of 203 usable samples were successfully collected. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was adopted to conduct the confirmatory factor analysis and path co-efficiency analysis. Results revealed that except for meaning cognition, the remaining three cognitions were found to be significantly influenced by affective commitment. Several recommendations were highlighted to improve affective commitment of academic staff as well.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 259.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 329.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Ahmad, R., & Scott, N. (2015). Fringe benefits and organizational commitment: The case of Langkawi hotels. Tourism Review, 70(1), 13–23.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Aladwan, K., Bhanugopan, R., & Fish, A. (2013). To what extent the Arab workers committed to their organizations? International Journal of Commerce and Management, 23(4), 306–326.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Aladwan, K., Bhanugopan, R., & D’Netto, B. (2015). The effects of human resource management practices on employees’ organizational commitment. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 23(3), 472–492.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Allen, N. J., & Meyer, J. P. (1990). The measurement and antecedents of affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organization. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 63, 1–18.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bandura, A. (2002). Self-efficacy assessment. In R. Fernandez-Ballesteros (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychological assessment. London: Sage Publications.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bogler, R., & Somech, A. (2004). Influence of teacher empowerment on teachers’ organizational commitment, professional commitment and organizational citizenship behavior in schools. Teaching and Teacher Education, 20, 277–289.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chan, Y. H. (2003). A nomological network approach to the study of antecedents, moderator, mediators and outcomes of psychological empowerment. The University of Memphis.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chen, H. F., & Chen, Y. C. (2008). The impact of work redesign and psychological empowerment on organizational commitment in a changing environment: An example from Taiwan’s state-owned enterprises. Public Personnel Management, 37(3), 279–302.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chin, W. W. (1998). The partial least squares approach to structural equation modeling. In G. A. Marcoulides (Ed.), Modern methods for business research (pp. 295–336). Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chin, W. W. (2010). How to write up and report PLS analyses. Berlin: Springer.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Choong, Y. O., Wong, K. L., & Lau, T. C. (2011). Intrinsic motivation and organizational commitment in the Malaysian private higher education institutions: An empirical study. Journal of Arts, Science and Commerce, 2(4), 91–100.

    Google Scholar 

  • Choong, Y. O., Wong, K. L., & Lau, T. C. (2012). Organizational commitment: An empirical investigation on the academician of Malaysian private universities. Business and Economics Research Journal, 3(2), 51–64.

    Google Scholar 

  • Choong, Y. O., Tan, C. E., Keh, C. G., Choe, K. L., & Tan, Y. T. (2014). The empirical study of psychological empowerment and affective commitment: Malaysian private universities’ academic staff. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8(6), 285–292.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dee, J. R., Henkin, A. B., & Duemer, L. (2002). Structural antecedents and psychological correlates of teacher empowerment. Journal of Educational Administration, 41(3), 257–277.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fauzia, J., Muhamed, B., & Hossam, A. E. (2015). Examining the relationship between the psychological contract and organizational commitment. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 23(1), 102–122.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fornell, C., & Cha, J. (1994). Partial least squares. In R. P. Bagozzi (Ed.), Advanced methods in marketing research (pp. 52–78). Cambridge: Blackwell.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gefen, D., Straub, D., & Boudreau, M.-C. (2000). Structural equation modeling and regression: Guidelines for research practice. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 4(7), 1–77.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gurjeet, K. S., & Rupali, M. (2014). Employees’ organizational commitment and its impact on their actual turnover behavior through behavioral intentions. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 26(4), 621–646.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2010). Multivariate data analysis (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2014). A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Los Angeles: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Henseler, J., Ringle, C. M., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2009). The use of partial least squares path modeling in international marketing. Advances in International Marketing, 20, 277–320.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jha, S. (2010). Influence of psychological empowerment on affective, normative and continuance commitment: A study in Indian IT industry. International Journal of Organizational Behavior, 15(1), 53–72.

    Google Scholar 

  • Joo, B. K., & Shim, J. H. (2010). Psychological empowerment and organizational commitment: The moderating effect of organizational learning culture. Human Resource Development International, 13(4), 425–441.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., & Shamian, J. (2001). The impact of workplace empowerment, organizational trust on staff nurses’ work satisfaction and organizational commitment. Health Care Management Review, 26(3), 7–23.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liden, R. C., Wayne, S. J., & Sparrowe, R. T. (2000). An examination of the mediating role of psychological empowerment on the relations between the job, interpersonal relationships, and work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 407–416.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Liu, A. M. M., Fellow, R., & Chiu, W. M. (2006). Work empowerment as an antecedent to organizational commitment in the Hong Kong quantity surveying profession. Surveying and Built Environment, 17(2), 63–72.

    Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1987). A longitudinal analysis of the early development and consequences of organizational commitment. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 19(2), 199–215.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1, 61–89.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1997). Commitment in the workplace: Theory, research, and application. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., Allen, N. J., & Gellatly, I. R. (1990). Affective, continuance commitment to the organization: Evaluation of measures and analysis of concurrent and time-lagged relations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 75, 710–720.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., Allen, N. J., & Smith, C. A. (1993). Commitment to organizations and occupations: Extension and test of a three-component conceptualization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 538–551.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, J. P., Irving, P. G., & Allen, N. J. (1998). Examination of the combined effects of work values and early work experiences on organizational commitment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 19, 29–52.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mowday, R. T., Steers, R. M., & Porter, L. W. (1979). The measurement of organizational commitment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 14, 224–247.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nabila, A. A. (2008). The relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational commitment: A case study among employees in construction sector in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: School of Business and Economic. UMS.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rawat, P. S. (2011). Effect of psychological empowerment on commitment of employees: An empirical study. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences.

    Google Scholar 

  • Roscue, J. (1975). Fundamental research statistics for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinerhart and Winston.

    Google Scholar 

  • Somech, A., & Bogler, R. (2002). Antecedents and consequences of teacher organizational and professional commitment. Educational Administration Quarterly, 38(4), 555–577.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Spreitzer, G. M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace: Dimensions, measurement, and validation. Academy of Management Journal, 38(5), 1442–1465.

    Google Scholar 

  • Spreitzer, G. M. (1996). Social structural characteristics of psychological empowerment. Academy of Management Journal, 39(2), 483–503.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sullivan, G. M., & Feinn, R. (2012). Using effect size – or why the p values is not enough. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 4(3), 279–282.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thomas, K. B., & Velthouse, B. A. (1990). Cognition elements of empowerment: An “interpretive” model of intrinsic task motivation. Academy of Management Review, 15, 666–681.

    Google Scholar 

  • Winkelmann-Gleed, A. (2011). Retirement or committed to work? Employee Relations, 34(1), 80–90.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and suggestions from the reviewers, which have improved the presentation.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Kampar, Malaysia

    Yuen-Onn Choong, Chun-Eng Tan, Thiam-Yong Kuek, Luen-Peng Tan & Kum-Lung Choe

Authors
  1. Yuen-Onn Choong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Chun-Eng Tan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Thiam-Yong Kuek
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Luen-Peng Tan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Kum-Lung Choe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yuen-Onn Choong .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia

    Ahmad Nizan Mat Noor

  2. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia

    Zeti Zuryani Mohd Zakuan

  3. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia

    Sarina Muhamad Noor

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Choong, YO., Tan, CE., Kuek, TY., Tan, LP., Choe, KL. (2019). A Causal Relationship Between Dimensionality of Psychological Empowerment and Affective Commitment: A Partial Least Squares Approach. In: Mat Noor, A., Mohd Zakuan, Z., Muhamad Noor, S. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017 - Volume 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8730-1_54

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation