A study of Double Mediation Effect of Organisational Response and Perceived Job Security Between the Relationship of Organisational Resilience and Organisational Commitment

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to critically synthesize the relationship between organizational resilience and organizational commitment in the presence of double mediating effect of organizational response and perceived job security. Drawing upon focused on the Stacy McManus in (2008) Relative Overall Resilience (ROR) Model, and Social Exchange Theory. The quantitative approach used in this study. Data collected from employees of emergency services department (Rescue 1122), Punjab Pakistan and 323 out of which 169 (52.3%) were males and 154 (47.7%) were females participated in quantitative survey under convenience sampling technique. For the analysis of data SPSS and AMOS tools used for structural equational modeling. The findings are that if there will be less silo-mentality and more planning strategies and understand hazards and their consequences, the chances of employee's organizational commitment will be more in the mediation of organizational response and perceived job security. This study has been conducted in the emergency public services sector of Punjab, Pakistan. So, it is suggested that in future researchers to carry out this type of research in other sectors of the economy. The outcome of this study would be helpful for policy maker of emergency sector, how they should act in critical or handle crises situations to maintain the commitment of employees. The current study also contributed to literature by thoroughly examining current research framework on organizational resilience and proposes an integrated dynamic double mediation model to study the emerging organizational resilience and allied areas. Moreover, findings of the study contributed to the field and bridging gaps in existing research.