@article{MAKHILLTSS201611723174,
    title = {The Effect of Structural Empowerment and Organizational Commitment on
Job Satisfaction of the Personnel at Islamic Azad University of Birjand},
    journal = {The Social Sciences},
    volume = {11},
    number = {7},
    pages = {1234-1241},
    year = {2016},
    issn = {1818-5800},
    doi = {sscience.2016.1234.1241},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2016.1234.1241},
    author = {Abolfazl and},
    keywords = {job satisfaction,Empowerment,commitment,productivity,effort},
    abstract = {This study aimed to determine the effect of structural empowerment and organizational commitment
on job satisfaction of the employees at Islamic Azad University of Birjand in 2015. Population of the study was
all personnel at Islamic Azad University of Birjand (n = 130). Morgan’s table and simple random sampling were
used to select the participants and 97 employees were considered as the sample of the study. Data was
collected by three standardized questionnaires of Maleki structural empowerment questionnaire, Myer and
Allen’s organizational Commitment Questionnaire (QCQ) and Kendal and Hulen job satisfaction questionnaire.
After distributing and collecting the questionnaires, data was analyzed and hypotheses were tested by
structural equation modeling and Smart PLS2 in two measurement and structural sections. First, technical
characteristics of the questionnaires including reliability and convergent and divergent validity were assessed
by PLS. Then, significance of the software was used to examine the hypotheses under study. Finally, findings
of the study confirmed the effect of structural empowerment and organizational commitment and dimensions
of each on job satisfaction of personnel at Islamic Azad University of Birjand.}
    }