Work-related attitudes as antecedents of perceived individual-, unit- and organisation-level performance

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to the debate on employees’ subjective performance evaluations by examining how organisational commitment and job satisfaction are related to perceived performance at the individual, unit and organisation levels.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative survey data were collected from two large corporations in Finland: one operating in the field of information and communications technology and the other in the forestry industry. The partial least squares (PLS) method was used for the data analyses.

Findings

Both job satisfaction and organisational commitment had a positive effect on employees’ perceived individual-, unit- and organisation-level performance. These effects were the strongest at the organisation level.

Originality/value

To date, limited attention has been paid to perceived individual-, unit- and organisation-level performance as a consequence of organisational commitment and job satisfaction.

Citation

Salminen, H., Vanhala, M. and Heilmann, P. (2017), "Work-related attitudes as antecedents of perceived individual-, unit- and organisation-level performance", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 577-595. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-05-2016-1028