Background/Purpose Organizational Commitment has exploded across the research landscape. This study investigated NCAA Senior Woman Administrator's commitment to their respective organization. The Senior Woman Administrator's position is to provide diversity to the sport management team and “to involve female administrators in a meaningful way in the decision-making process in intercollegiate athletics” (Senior Woman Administrator Brochure, 2005). A three-component model was chosen guiding the investigation. Study examined the relationship between demographic variables and the organizational commitment of SWA from NCAA Football Championship Sub-Division (formerly known as Division I-AA) Institutions.
Method The revised- Organizational Commitment Scale (Meyer & Allen,1991), a self-reported instrument, consisting of three six-item scales (Affective Commitment Scale, Normative Commitment Scale, Continuance Commitment Scale) and were used to assess respondents' perceptions of organizational commitment.
MANOVA procedure utilizing Wilke's lambda was utilized.
Analysis/Results Sixty-six self-identified employees serving as the SWA for an NCAA institution participated and responded to the study. Results revealed marital status, current annual salary and age were significantly related to SWAs perception of affective commitment. Ethnicity was found significantly related to normative commitment, and alumni status was also significantly related to continuous commitment. Significant differences in mean scores were indicated for SWAs perception of affective organizational commitment according to age and alumni status.
MANOVA procedure utilizing Wilke's lambda indicated a significant differences between the age categories: Wilkes' lambda .691, F(6, 4.125), p=.00, effect size =.17.
Conclusions Contributes to better understanding of college athletics, employment and patterns while specifically viewing the climate of organizational commitment in this unique workplace.
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