Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment Among Teachers in Egyptian Public Primary Schools

208 Pages·2017·1.43 MB·English

Factors Affecting Organizational Factors Affecting
Commitment Among Teachers in Egyptian
Organizational Commitment
Public Primary Schools
Among Teachers in Egyptian
Since its emergence in 1960, the concept of “organizational commitment”
has gained momentum in behavioural and organizational sciences. The Public Primary Schools
importance of this concept pertains to its ability to provide explanations for
employee absenteeism, turnover, misuse of authority, low performance
levels and employee discontinuity with their organizations. This thesis
Mohamed Mousa
focused on the public education system in a leading Middle Eastern country
(Egypt) and employed both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore
“the main factors affecting teacher organizational commitment”. Fifty
semi-structured interviews were conducted and 750 usable questionnaire
forms were collected. From the analysis of the interviews, it appeared that
workplace spirituality, cultural diversity, organizational culture, uncertainty,
and organizational cynicism were found to play a major role in shaping
teacher organizational commitment. Furthermore, and based on statistical
analysis, it appeared that only cultural diversity challenges, traits of
organizational culture, and dimensions of organizational cynicism fully affect
the approaches of organizational commitment, whereas uncertainty types
and workplace spirituality dimensions partly affect them.
Estonian Business School, Lauteri 3, Tallinn
Copyright: Mohamed Mousa 2017
ISBN: 978-9949-9872-6-9
Doctoral Thesis in Management
No. 27 Tallinn 2017

Estonian Business School
FACTORS AFFECTING ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMITMENT AMONG TEACHERS IN
EGYPTIAN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
by
Mohamed Mousa
Tallinn, 2017
The Estonian Business School, Estonia
Dissertation is accepted for the defence of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in Management by the Research Council of Estonian Business School
on June 19, 2017.
Supervisors: Professor Ruth Alas, Ph. D.,
Chair of Management, Estonian Business School, Estonia
Professor Riina Koris,
Estonian Business School, Estonia
Opponents: Professor dr. Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene
Kaunas University of Technology
Maris Zernand-Vilson, PhD
Tallinn University of Technology
Public Commencement on January 11, 2018 in Estonian Business School,
Lauteri 3, Tallinn.
Language editor: Michael Haagensen
Copyright: Mohamed Mousa, 2017
978-9949-9872-6-9
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DEDICATION OF THE THESIS
To the soul of my grandfather whom I wish could have attended the discussion of
my thesis.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This thesis would not have been possible without the incredible support and
encouragement provided by several people. First among these is my supervisor,
Professor Ruth Alas, who has encouraged me to design a proper structure and
content for my thesis, helped me in preparing my questionnaire, and supported
me with highly professional feedback, understanding and encouragement. Second
are Professor Olav Aarna and professor Riina Koris who gave me feedback on
several occasions on how to improve the abstract and the research process of my
thesis. Thirdly, I was incredibly fortunate to know some other experts, such as Hala
Abdelgaff ar, international IELTS examiner and trainer at IDP Egypt and senior
instructor at the American University in Cairo. She met with me on a number
of occasions, added more value to my questionnaire and provided insightful
comments about the results of my study.
All have sharpened my analytical skills and added depth to my research outcomes.
Their advice, feedback and support have been more helpful than they may have
realized. They have contributed to taking this thesis to a scholarly standard. Finally,
I can say that I am responsible for any errors in my thesis. Thank you all.
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
AT CONFERENCES 9
LIST OF TABLES 10
LIST OF FIGURES 10
1. INTRODUCTION 17
2. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT 21
2.1 Theory of organizational commitment 21
2.2 Overview of studies on organizational commitment 23
2.3 Factors aff ecting organizational commitment 25
3. RESEARCH PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY 41
3.1 The research process 41
3.2 Sample 47
3.3 Models used in the research process 49
4. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION 51
4.1 Summary of the research questions 51
4.2 Conclusion 55
4.3 Contributions to theory 56
4.4 Implications for managers 58
4.5 Limitations and directions for future research 59
5. REFERENCES 61
6. PUBLICATIONS 69
7. Appendices 201
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