Personality and Work Motivation: International Evidence

Abstract

Abstract
In an effort to increase normative commitment, principals should be supported by
personality and work motivation. A number of research were lack of examining
specifically normative commitment in educational organizations. Therefore, the
purpose of this present study is to examine the direct influence of personality and
work motivation on the normative commitment of the principals. The survey
method with the path analysis approach was employed in this study. Based on the
results of data analysis, it was concluded that personality and work motivation
have a direct positive effect on the normative commitment of the principals,
which means that better personality and higher work motivation will lead to the
improvement of principals’ normative commitment.