Impact of Work from Home on Organizational Commitment: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence
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https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v5i2.227Keywords:
Organizational Commitment, Emotional Intelligence, Work from HomeAbstract
Many organizations adopted new working patterns to cope with the situation brought about by the pandemic in the year 2020. The prime objective behind this study was to investigate the potential predictor of organizational commitment during working from home while measuring the moderating effect of emotional intelligence. A quantitative approach is used to meet the objective of the research. The appropriate sample size was 200 employees of education sector and the obtained responses were examined with the usage of Smart PLS software. The study was able to bridge the gap by measuring work from home as a new working atmosphere and the results indicated there exists a notable relation between Work from Home and Organizational commitment. Moreover, the quantitative results can be generalized to the education sector of Pakistan and support the belief that working from home can be a positive change in the pre-existing working model in organizations.
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