The Role of Employedand Job Fit in Calling at Work (Non-Organizational Mission) in Zahedan Welfare Organization

Najjari, Reza; Gorjizadeh, Yasin; Zamahani, Majid; Ahmadi, Seyed Aliakbar

doi:10.30473/ipom.2024.10805

Authors

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Public Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30473/ipom.2024.10805

Abstract

With the revelation of the determining role of calling at work as an internal and non-organizational factor (response to an internal call) in understanding the attitudes and behaviors related to work, the attention of researchers has increased to this concept. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of suitability of employed and job on calling at work in welfare organization in Zahedan. This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of research method is among the descriptive-survey research, in which the required data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity was confirmed through content validity and reliability by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The statistical population of this study was all employees of welfare in Zahedan that based on Cochran's formula and using simple random sampling, 130 people were selected as the sample members and the questionnaire was distributed among them. Also, Smart PLS 4 software was used to analyze the research data. Finally, the findings showed that suitability of employed and job has a positive and significant effect on calling at work (Non-organizational mission).

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The Role of Employedand Job Fit in Calling at Work (Non-Organizational Mission) in Zahedan Welfare Organization

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Volume 12, Vol 1. (Series 45) - Serial Number 45
January 2024
Pages 153-168

The Role of Employedand Job Fit in Calling at Work (Non-Organizational Mission) in Zahedan Welfare Organization

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Volume 12, Vol 1. (Series 45) - Serial Number 45January 2024Pages 153-168

Volume 12, Vol 1. (Series 45) - Serial Number 45
January 2024
Pages 153-168