The Prediction of Employees’ Organizational Commitment Based on Their Perception of Job Characteristics and Job Roles

The main objective of the present paper was to predict the organizational commitment level based on the employeesʹ job characteristics and job roles. The research methodology was based on the correlational studies. Statistical population consisted of all the employees of central organization of the Islamic Azad University, and the sample (N=293) was selected using stratified random sampling with disproportionate size. Research tools consisted of job characteristic and roles questionnaire and organizational commitment questionnaire. Analysis showed that the variables of job characteristic and roles can predict organizational commitment (P < 0.01).