Investigating perceived organizational support considering social capital

Authors
hossin damghanian
fereshteh babayi
laleh ghamshidi
Abstract
In today's competitive world, role of employees is more important than ever, organizations are looking for employees who use all their efforts toward organizational goals. this research aimed to investigate the effect of social capital on Achieving to necessary mechanisms in order to increase perceived organizational support. This survey was based on all 220 employees of the Alborz Insurance Company in Tehran as the research population and According to Krejcie & Morgan’s Table (1970), the sample size for this study is 140. This study was conducted using stratified random and proportional method., this study was conducted using descriptive correlational and questionnaire was used for data collecting. In order to determine the questionnaire reliability, Cornbach alpha were used and its content validity determined by opinions of faculties of management as well as the confirmatory factor analysis. Analysis of data was conducted using SPSS16 and LISREL8.5. Also path analysis technique was used to test the hypothesis. The results show that social capital has a positive and significant effect on perceived organizational support; Also relational dimension is the most influential dimension among dimensions of social capital in employees of Alborz Insurance Company.
Keywords
Perceived organizational support
Social capital
Social exchange Theory
 
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May 2016
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