The Influence of Quality of Work life on Agricultural Extension Expert’s Organizational Commitment (A Study in Kerman Province)

Karimi Gougheri, Hamid; Rezvanfar, Ahmad

doi:10.22059/ijaedr.2014.51585

The Influence of Quality of Work life on Agricultural Extension Expert’s Organizational Commitment (A Study in Kerman Province)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Hamid Karimi Gougheri ¹

Ahmad Rezvanfar ²

¹ Instructor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol

² Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran

10.22059/ijaedr.2014.51585

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of quality of working life and organizational commitment of agricultural extension experts’ in Kerman province, Iran. Correlational-descriptive research method was used in this study. Research sample including 123 experts were selected from 180 ones in Kerman agricultural extension sector using Krejcie & Morgan’s table and proportional stratified random sampling. Survey research technique and questionnaire was applied to collect data. Questionnaire validity was confirmed by a group of experts. In order to measure the reliability of questionnaire, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated. Data was analyzed by applying SPSSwin20 and LISREL8.5. Study results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between quality of work life and all components of agricultural extension experts’ organizational commitment (Affective, Continuance and Normative). Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that quality of work life with 0.46 path coefficient and t=3.93 had positive significant influence on agricultural extension experts’ organizational commitment, also, quality of work life explained 21% of agricultural extension experts’ organizational commitment variance.

Keywords

Affective commitment

continuance commitment and normative commitment

Agricultural Extension experts’