Date of Award
3-21-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
John J. Elshaw, PhD.
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to identify the effect of an individual's network position on the relationship between work experience variables and affective commitment. This study tested three hypotheses, which were introduced through a comprehensive literature review, regarding the relationships between work experience variables and affective commitment. Research has indicated linkages between social network centrality and organizational commitment; however, the specific effects of centrality remain unclear. Therefore, this research developed and tested a moderation model to identify relationships between network centrality, affective commitment, and three work experience variables: psychological empowerment (PE), leader-member exchange (LMX), and perceived organizational support (POS). The moderation results suggest that network centrality significantly influences the relationship between PE and AC as well as POS and AC. While there was an indication that network centrality also influences the LMX - AC relationship, the results shown in this study were found to be insignificant.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENV-13-M-11
DTIC Accession Number
ADA581791
Recommended Citation
Kaspari, Luke M., "The Moderating Effect of Network Centrality on the Relationship Between Work Experience Variables and Organizational Commitment" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 993.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/993