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To address workplace challenges and improve organizational performance, it is important to have strong positive human resources on personal and work factors. Resilience, self-efficacy, and organizational support are some of the personal and work factors that contribute to an effective human resource, which is closely related to positive attitudes and behaviors in the workplace. Affective commitment is considered a significant predictor of organizational commitment. It pertains to the emotional bond and identification of employees and centers on the sense of affiliation and pride that employees feel towards their organization. The present study employed reciprocity norms and social exchange theory to investigate the correlation between resilience, self-efficacy, organizational support, and affective commitment among administrative officers in a Malaysian higher education institution. A questionnaire was utilized to gather data from a sample of 97 respondents. The analytical software IBM SPSS version 25 statistical package and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Structural Analysis of Moments (AMOS) were used to analyze the data. The results obtained from the regression analysis revealed that only organizational support demonstrated a statistically significant association with affective commitment. The current study provides an analysis of the possible consequences of future investigations and inquiries into the personal and work factors linked to affective commitment in the context of Malaysian Higher Education Institutions.
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To Cite this Article: Idrus, R. M., & Wahab, J. L. A. (2023). Relationship between Personal and Work Factors and Affective Commitment among University Administrators. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(3), 546–556.
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