The Mediating Role of job Satisfaction between Spiritual Intelligence and Organizational Commitment

The aim of the present study is to investigate the mediating role of job satisfaction between spiritual intelligence and organizational commitment. The present study was conducted in a public bank in Iran. There were 1834 employees in the bank. According to Krejcie and Morgan (1970), the minimum number of sample size was determined as 320 employees. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed among employees and 323 usable questionnaires were returned. The findings indicate that spiritual intelligence has a positive influence on job satisfaction; and organizational commitment has a positive influence on job satisfaction. Furthermore, no significant direct relationship was found between spiritual intelligence and organizational commitment. But an indirect relationship between spiritual intelligence and organizational commitment with job satisfaction acting as a mediator was established. As a result, the effect of spiritual intelligence on organizational commitment is mediated by job satisfaction.