THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE BULLYING ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG TEACHERS OF PAKISTAN: MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION

Abstract

Workplace bullying has negative impacts on the psychological health of employees and results at work. This paper focuses on the effect of workplace bullying on organizational commitment of teachers in the private sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, and job satisfaction as a mediator. A quantitative approach was employed in terms of the cross-section where 670 faculty members were surveyed. Findings indicate that workplace bullying has substantial negative correlations on organizational commitment, whereas there is a positive association between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The bullying and commitment relationship were partially mediated by job satisfaction. The results imply that bullying can be reduced and job satisfaction is enhanced as a way of increasing commitment and retention in schools.