The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the job characteristics of police commandos on organizational commitment and to empirically verify whether job stress has a mediating effect in the relationship between them. Police commandos perfo...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the job characteristics of police commandos on organizational commitment and to empirically verify whether job stress has a mediating effect in the relationship between them. Police commandos perform high-risk tasks directly related to life, such as responding to terrorism, rescuing hostages, and disposing of improvised explosives, and in recent years, the role of strengthening general security has been expanded due to the complexity of crime patterns and the increase in violent crimes. These changes in work increase the work stress of police commandos and have the potential to negatively affect job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Therefore, this study attempted to derive implications for improving the job environment of police commandos and strengthening organizational commitment by grasping the relationship between job characteristics and organizational commitment of police commandos and analyzing whether job stress has a mediating effect in this process.
To this end, a survey was conducted on 120 agents from 8 police commandos nationwide, and a structured questionnaire tool was used to measure job characteristics, organizational commitment, and job stress. The collected data were analyzed through factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis, and the research results are as follows. First, it was found that the job characteristics of the police commandos had a positive significant effect on organizational commitment (β = .379, p < .001). In particular, job importance and job diversity were identified as major factors that positively influence organizational commitment. This suggests that the meaning and diversity of job performance play an important role in inducing organizational commitment. Second, job characteristics were found to have a positive significant effect on job stress (β = .303, p < .01). This shows that the job characteristics of the police commandos have the potential to cause stress in a complex and urgent work environment. Third, job stress was found to have a negative significant effect on organizational commitment (β = -.368, p < .01). This means that continuous stress during work can hinder commitment. Fourth, it was confirmed that job stress has a partial mediating effect in the relationship between job characteristics and organizational commitment (Sobel's z = 2.725; p < .01). This shows that job characteristics may directly affect organizational commitment, but job stress may partially weaken the effect.
This study is significant in that it empirically analyzed the specific relationship between job characteristics, job stress, and organizational commitment of the police commando for the first time. In addition, practical measures were proposed to strengthen the organizational commitment of the police commando. In particular, it emphasized the development of programs to strengthen organizational cohesion, the introduction of a systematic and effective compensation system, and the establishment of a stress management system. These proposals will serve as the basis for enhancing the work efficiency of the police commando and securing public safety. This study is expected to be used as basic policy and practical data reflecting the specificity of the police commando.