The Impact of Performance Appraisal Justice on Organizational Commitment via Positive Emotions: Evidence from Public Sector Universities in Pakistan

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship perception of performance appraisal justice (PAJ) and affective commitment (AC) of public sector universities employees in Pakistan. It further aims to investigate the role of positive emotions (PE) as a mediator of the relationship between affective commitment and performance appraisal justice. This research uses survey method to collect data from 1,037 usable questionnaires. The results indicate a strong positive impact of performance appraisal justice on affective commitment”. A constructive and leading relationship between performance appraisal justice and positive emotion has additionally been witnessed. Moreover, the positive emotions and affective commitment are also found to be positively and significantly correlated. In the wake of controlling the mediating variable, the performance appraisal justice became immaterial when part of positive emotions was considered. Hence, it is the confirmation that the moderating role positive emotions between the relationship of performance appraisal justice and affective commitment.