The Effects of Perceived Organizational Support, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment on Job Performance in Bulk Shipping

• Main Authors: Yu-HueiPan, 潘裕慧
• Other Authors: Chin-Shan Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63588857097407795454

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 國際管理碩士在職專班 === 98 === The bulk shipping industry is an international industry and the market is extremely competitive. Seafarers are an important human resource for shipping companies. However, an empirical investigation of seafarers’ perceptions of organizational support, job satisfaction, organizational commit, job performance, and the relationships between them is lack. Hence, the objective of this study is to examine the relationships between perceived organizational support, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance from a seafarer’s perspective in the bulk shipping context. Data collected of this study was based on a questionnaire survey, collected from 133 seafarers those who working in bulk shipping companies in Taiwan. A regression analysis was used to examine the effects of perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and organizational commitment on job performance. Results indicated that that perceived organizational support positively affect job satisfaction and organizational commitment, while job satisfaction and organizational commitment positively affect job performance. The findings implications for increasing seafarer job performance in bulk shipping operations and their contribution to the development of human resource management are discussed.