ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, JOB INSECURITY AND JOB INVOLVEMENT AND MEDIATION EFFECTS OF POSITIVE EMOTION

This study aimed to investigate the effects of job insecurity on organizational commitment and Job Involvement respectively and the mediation effects of positive emotion thereto. The hypotheses this research addressed are (1) Job insecurity has no significant effect on organizational commitment; (2) Job insecurity has a significant negative effect on Job Involvement; (3) Organizational commitment has a significant positive effect on Job Involvement. (4) Positive emotion failed to reduce the negative effect of job insecurity on organizational commitment and Job Involvement respectively. The results show that, the powerlessness in job insecurity is a key factor affecting organizational commitment and Job Involvement. And the powerlessness in job insecurity not only affects organizational commitment and Job Involvement but also affects Job Involvement through organizational commitment.