EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT VS EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AS A MODERATING VARIABLE: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY FROM PAKISTAN

Abstract

The intent of this study is to establish relationship between commitment and employee performance with employee satisfaction playing the role of moderating variable. Employee performance is taken as dependent variable measured with elements of employee attendance, financial strength and employee turnover, whereasemployee commitment is employed as independent variable. Quantitative research techniques are used on data collected through close ended questionnaire from 300 individuals belonging to different public and private organizations relating to human resource, IT, audit and accounting, finance, marketing, procurement and budgeting and technical departments. Data is analyzed through SPSS applying one-sample t-test. Results showed that employee performance can be increased by taking employees in decision making which in return increase employee commitment.