Background: Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are prerequisites of internal and external efficiency of an organization. This research aims to study the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the staff of Hamadan Red Crescent Society in 2011.
Methods: In this desc riptive-correlation study, staff of Hamadan Red Crescent Society (about 120) was selected and studied by using random sampling and Cochran's formula. Data was gathered by using both questionnaires of organizational commitment (Allen and Meyer) and job satisfaction (Visoki and Krom) (r=0/79 and r=0/93 respectively). For data analysis, it was used of correlation coefficient, one-sample t-test, one way ANOVA and Scheffe test.
Findings: The results showed that the rate of job satisfaction was well above average in factors such as nature of work, management and coworkers; also, all of the components were more than average in organizational commitment. Organizational commitment had a significant relationship with all of job satisfaction dimensions (r=0.45). No significant difference was observed between male and female employees in job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Moreover, there was a significant difference in job satisfaction and organizational commitment among groups with different level of academic education.
Conclusion: According to the findings, there is a relationship between dimensions of job satisfaction and organizational commitment; and the lowest level of employee satisfaction was related to the opportunities for job promotion and satisfaction with salary. Therefore, human resources management is recommended to promote and enhance the employee job satisfaction, loyalty and devotion to the organization by adopting some measures such as selection of qualified personnel; bestowing timely and appropriate rewards ba sed on accurate assessment of performance; increase in wages and salaries with regard to the staff capabilities and payment systems in other organizations; and providing opportunities for staff promotions.