English Abstract
ABSTRACT:
Purpose of study: Since the 1970s, job autonomy has been a topic of great interest in the
literature on organizational behavior and employees' engagement. Job autonomy is related to employees' involvement, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and higher productivity. This study explores the relationship between job autonomy as an independent variable and organizational commitment as a dependent variable. Also, the study emphasizes the impact of job autonomy and job satisfaction as a moderator in creating organizational commitment. The study focuses on employees of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs in the kingdom of Bahrain.
Methodology and Design: A quantitative research method was used to answer the
questions presented in the study. The data used in the study comes from pre-set surveys tackling job autonomy in various originations and fields. Research Primary data is collected through structured questionnaires and online surveys based on the Likert scale (five-point evaluation scale) through questionnaire design. The sample size is 200 selected from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs employees, including upper management, middle management, and frontline employees. A random sampling method is conducted to determine respondents. Word and Excel are utilized to conduct surveys, and IBM Statistical Package (SPSS) is utilized to study the data results. Many statistical techniques were used in this study, such as multiple regression analysis and hypotheses testing for job autonomy's impact in increasing organizational commitment.
Finding: The study revealed that job satisfaction is associated with organizational commitment and job autonomy. It also found that job autonomy is associated with job satisfaction.
Keywords: Job autonomy
Job Satisfaction
Organizational commitment Work schedule - Work Procedures - Empowerment - Accountability - Feedback
