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Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 1/2013

01-03-2013

Perceptions of organizational context and job attitudes: The mediating effect of organizational identification

Authors: Hang-yue Ngo, Raymond Loi, Sharon Foley, Xiaoming Zheng, Lingqing Zhang

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Informed by social exchange theory and social identity theory, we developed a conceptual model that examines the mediating role of organizational identification in the relationship between employees’ perceptions of organizational context and their job attitudes. In our model, the antecedents include perceived organizational support (POS), procedural justice, and perceived job insecurity. The outcome variables consist of affective organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and intentions to leave. Our respondents were 591 workers employed in three different firms in China. The results of regression analyses showed that employees’ job attitudes are affected by their perceptions of organizational context and organizational identification. Further, organizational identification was found to mediate the effects of POS on the outcome variables.
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Metadata
Title
Perceptions of organizational context and job attitudes: The mediating effect of organizational identification
Authors
Hang-yue Ngo
Raymond Loi
Sharon Foley
Xiaoming Zheng
Lingqing Zhang
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-012-9289-5

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