Moderating Effect of Gender Role Orientation on the Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Self Efficacy

Employees are very valuable resource of any organization and especially the committed employees. Thus, exploring organizational commitment and its correlates is of immense importance. Current study attempts to explore the relationship between organizational commitment and self efficacy and the moderating effect of gender role orientation. Results showed a positive correlation between organizational commitment and self efficacy. Regression analysis indicated gender role orientation along with self efficacy to be the strongest predictor of organizational commitment among employees.

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