Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological Contract

In this study, the mediator role of the psychological contract on the effect of workplace flexibility on organizational commitment was examined. The sample of the research consists of 112 participants working in different sectors and positions in Istanbul. To test the research hypotheses, Simple Reg...

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Main Authors: Fatma Çam Kahraman, Vala Lale Tüzüner
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-08-01
Series:Istanbul Management Journal
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/31DEC69AA73E408482480B3208721C63
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description In this study, the mediator role of the psychological contract on the effect of workplace flexibility on organizational commitment was examined. The sample of the research consists of 112 participants working in different sectors and positions in Istanbul. To test the research hypotheses, Simple Regression Analysis and Hierarchical Regression Analysis were performed. As a result of the analyses, the full mediator role of the relational psychological contract and the partial mediator role of the transactional psychological contract on the relationship between workplace flexibility and affective commitment and normative commitment were determined. With the inclusion of continuance commitment in the analysis as a dependent variable, the mediating role of both types of psychological contracts did not occur. Organizations can influence their employees’ psychological contracts and increase their commitment to the organization by providing flexibility in the work environment. There is a limited number of national studies in which employees’ perceptions of flexible practices in the workplace are considered. Also, it is predicted that examining flexibility within the scope of different models will contribute to the field.
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spelling doaj-art-a2c68a543edb4e23ba1fca597d9d734f2025-08-20T02:57:12ZengIstanbul University PressIstanbul Management Journal2619-92542022-08-0192618110.26650/imj.2022.92.004123456Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological ContractFatma Çam Kahraman0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-3574Vala Lale Tüzüner1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8053-1287İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Kent Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeIn this study, the mediator role of the psychological contract on the effect of workplace flexibility on organizational commitment was examined. The sample of the research consists of 112 participants working in different sectors and positions in Istanbul. To test the research hypotheses, Simple Regression Analysis and Hierarchical Regression Analysis were performed. As a result of the analyses, the full mediator role of the relational psychological contract and the partial mediator role of the transactional psychological contract on the relationship between workplace flexibility and affective commitment and normative commitment were determined. With the inclusion of continuance commitment in the analysis as a dependent variable, the mediating role of both types of psychological contracts did not occur. Organizations can influence their employees’ psychological contracts and increase their commitment to the organization by providing flexibility in the work environment. There is a limited number of national studies in which employees’ perceptions of flexible practices in the workplace are considered. Also, it is predicted that examining flexibility within the scope of different models will contribute to the field.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/31DEC69AA73E408482480B3208721C63workplace flexibilityorganizational commitmentrelational psychological contracttransactional psychological contract
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relational psychological contract
transactional psychological contract
title Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological Contract
title_full Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological Contract
title_fullStr Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological Contract
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title_short Workplace Flexibility and Organizational Commitment: The Mediator Role of Psychological Contract
title_sort workplace flexibility and organizational commitment the mediator role of psychological contract
topic workplace flexibility
organizational commitment
relational psychological contract
transactional psychological contract
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