Studies in Public Service Administration

Identification and Ranking of Factors Affecting the Organizational Commitment of Teachers From the Point of View of Experts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Roholah Hosseini 1
Fereshteh Nezarat 2

1 Associate ‎ Professor, Faculty of Management, Payame ‎Noor University, Tehran, Iran, ‎

2 MSc, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Payame Noor University, Tehran, ‎Iran, ‎

https://doi.org/10.22054/spsa.2025.88682.1071
Abstract
Human capital is the most vital strategic element and the most basic lever for improving organizational performance. In every organization, managers are concerned with improving employees' organizational commitment, and today, an organization can be successful only if it has committed employees. The concept of organizational commitment has become a focus for managers and is essential to the productivity and effectiveness of any organization, especially schools. Because the lack of organizational commitment has caused many problems for teachers, principals, and the organization, and has been an obstacle to the organization's progress, productivity, and improvement. This issue must be studied among teachers. Therefore, in this research, the factors affecting teachers' organizational commitment are evaluated and ranked to identify management strategies to increase it.
The goal of the present study is to identify and rank the effective factors influencing organizational commitment from the perspective of experts.
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Studies in Public Service Administration
Volume 2, Issue 6
Autumn 2025
Pages 169-204

  • Receive Date 07 October 2025
  • Revise Date 19 October 2025
  • Accept Date 22 October 2025

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