| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the topic. Nowadays it is becoming increasingly clear, that a successfully functioning education system, that provides quality intelligence, is very important for the present and the future of Lithuania. The most reasonable way to improve it, it is to start with the managers of educational institutions, people who have the greatest impact on it. A high organizational commitment of a manager is particularly desirable because of his/her influence on the organization and other employees. Thus, research that can suggest ways to maintain and strengthen organizational commitment remains relevant. Reward is one of the few factors of organizational commitment that can be easily changed, adapted to needs and improved, therefore, the relevance of research on the impact of reward on organizational commitment is not only theoretical but also practical. The aim of the research is to reveal the impact of reward of managers of educational institutions on organizational commitment. Objectives of the research: 1. Define the concept of organizational commitment, revealing the dimensions and models of organizational commitment. 2. Perform theoretical analysis of the concept and structure of reward, revealing the specifics of reward of managers of educational institutions. 3. Theoretically substantiate the impact of reward of managers of educational institutions on organizational commitment. 4. Empirically evaluate the impact of reward of managers of educational institutions on organizational commitment. Research methods: analysis and synthesis of academic literature, quantitative method of empirical research (online questionnaire), generalization of research data and statistical analysis. The main results of the research. It was found that managers of educational institutions have a higher-than-average level of affective organizational commitment. The most significant form of reward for managers of educational institutions, affecting all dimensions of organizational commitment, is the content of the work. The impact of learning and development on the affective organizational commitment of managers of educational institutions was also identified. The results of the empirical study did not reveal a significant impact of financial reward on any form of organizational commitment, thus confirming the findings of some previous researchers who revealed a higher importance of non-financial forms of reward in the public sector. |
