Comparison of Career Anchors and Organizational Commitment amongst Physical & Non-Physical Education Faculties of Islamic Azad Universities in Iran

The purpose of this study was to compare career anchors and organizational commitment between Islamic Azad Universities PE and non-PE faculties. The research methodology was semi-experimental and the research type was Ex pose Facto. The independent variables, i.e., the two communities under investig...

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Main Authors: Ali-Mohammad Amirtash, Seyyed Amir-Ahmad Mozafari, Kazem Mehri, Hamid Janani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch 2011-08-01
Series:مدیریت بهره وری
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Online Access:http://jpm.iaut.ac.ir/article_519354_60473a61d80d564236ce90e3b8259c0f.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to compare career anchors and organizational commitment between Islamic Azad Universities PE and non-PE faculties. The research methodology was semi-experimental and the research type was Ex pose Facto. The independent variables, i.e., the two communities under investigation, and the dependent variable, i.e., career anchors and organizational commitment, were fully investigated. The research population includes118 PE and 360 non-PE faculty members of Islamic Azad Universities of Iran Provincial centers, from among whom 115 PE and 218 non-PE faculty members were selected according to Morgan's random stratified sampling table. The measurement tools were Schein's career anchors questionnaire and Meyer and Allen's organizational commitment questionnaire, which were used after confirming their reliability. The results indicated that there are significant differences regarding the subscales of career anchors between PE and non-PE faculty members. There was not a meaningful difference between the two groups regarding organizational commitment. Furthermore, a significant correlation was observed between career anchors and organizational commitment.
ISSN:2716-9979
2476-7298