Ethical Climate, Job Satisfaction, and Effective Commitment relationship in the Shoes Manufacturing Sector (doi: 10.14706/icesos1714)

Ethical Climate, Job Satisfaction, and Effective Commitment relationship in the Shoes Manufacturing Sector (doi: 10.14706/icesos1714)

Gencoglu, Mehmet
DINÇ, Muhammet Sait

Abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated that retaining qualified employees is crucial for organizations. As labor-intensive sector, shoes manufacturing sector is highly dependent on qualified employees. Based on the literature in this field, affective commitment of employees to their organizations has a significant importance for retaining them. The main purpose of this study is to examine ethical climate, job satisfaction, and affective commitment relationship in the shoes manufacturing sector. A survey with four sections is conducted in 10 companies and 3 cities in Turkey with 161 respondents in overall. Descriptive and Pearson correlation analyses were made. The study results showed that statistically significant relationships exist among ethical climate, job satisfaction, and affective commitment. In specific, Law and Code type of ethical climate has a crucial statistically significant relationship with affective commitment. Keywords: Ethical Climate, Job Satisfaction, Affective Commitment, Shoes Manufacturing Sector, Turkey

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2017

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