Effect of Person-organization Fit on Organizational Commitment: A Study with Special Reference to Sri Lankan Banking and Insurance Industries
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to identify whether there is a significant impact of person organization fit on organizational commitment in Sri Lankan banking and insurance industries. The study was based on a collected sample of 100 executive level employees who currently work in banking and insurance companies. Six licensed commercial banks and four insurance companies representing private and public sectors, located in Colombo district were selected randomly to collect primary data. As this is a cross sectional explanatory research in nature, standard questionnaire was used to collect primary data incorporating survey technique. Descriptive statistics, spearmen correlation coefficient and liner regression were used to analyze data and make conclusions. Findings revealed that there is a significant impact of person organization fit on organizational commitment in Sri Lankan banking and insurance industries. Secondly, there is a moderate positive relationship between the person organization fit and organizational commitment. Further, it was found that employees who are working in the insurance industry are slightly more committed and fit for the Organization than their counterparts.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/kjhrm.v14i2.66 | Journal eISSN: 2738-2192
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 15
Published on: Dec 30, 2019
Published by: Department of Human Resource Management, University of Kelaniya
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2019 D. V. A. Wickramasinghe, H. M. Nishanthi, published by Department of Human Resource Management, University of Kelaniya
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