FACTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL, WORK MOTIVATION, IMPACTING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS IN A MANUFACTURER OF AUTO PARTS IN EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

Abstract

This research titled “Factors of Psychological Capital, Work Motivation, Impacting Organizational Commitments in a Manufacturer of Auto Parts in Eastern Economic Corridor” aimed to: 1) Study psychological capital, work motivation, and organizational commitment; 2) Compare personal factors in relation to psychological capital, work motivation, and organizational commitment; 3) Examine the relationships among psychological capital, work motivation, and organizational commitment; and 4) Investigate psychological capital and work motivation as factors that jointly predict organizational commitment among employees of an engine parts manufacturing company located in the Eastern Economic Corridor. This study employed quantitative study methodology which involved 200 employees selected through simple random sampling. A five-point Likert scale questionnaire with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.96 was used as the research instrument. Data were analyzed using statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that: 1) The samples had high levels of psychological capital, work motivation, and organizational commitment; 2) The samples with different ages and different lengths of service had significantly different levels of psychological capital and organizational commitment; 3) Psychological capital and work motivation were highly correlated with organizational commitment; and 4) Psychological capital and work motivation together accounted for 41.70% of the variance in employees’ organizational commitment.