Determining the Effects of Mobbing on Organizational Commitment: A Case of Educational Sector in Pakistan

Abstract

Mobbing is an activity where group of people behave negatively against a person to enforce him/her in an unsecure position to push out of the organization. The study assessed this behavior by collecting data through questionnaires based survey from the employees of universities in Pakistan. Questionnaires were circulated among 400 employees of the universities but the response rate was 73.25%. The study found out that mobbing and organizational commitment has significant relationship. It was also noted that affective commitment and intention to leave organization (ILO) have significant relationship with mobbing in education sector.

Keywords: Mobbing, Organizational Commitment, Educational Sector