The Relationship among Organizational Climate, Leader-member Exchanges and Affective Commitment towards Positive Organizational Behavior of a Not-for-profit Organization in Thailand

Abstract

Positive organizational behavior (POB) is an essential part of both for-profit and not-for-profit
organizations and affects organizational success. In the context of POB, few studies have examined the
relationship between organizational climate, leader-member exchanges (LMX), and affective commitment
for not-for-profit organizations. This research had three objectives, which were 1) to explore the connection
between organizational climate and POB while controlling for two independent variables, which are affective
commitment and LMX, 2) to investigate the relationship between LMX and POB while controlling for two
independent variables, which are organizational climate and affective commitment, and 3) to examine the
relationship between POB and affective commitment while controlling for two variables, organizational climate
and LMX. The research involved 89 employees who worked in a not-for-profit organization. Questionnaires
were used to collect data from all respondents. The quantitative findings revealed a positive relationship
between affective commitment and organizational climate, which was positively related to organizational
behavior; except for leader-member exchanges, the results were consistent with the findings of the POB
literature. Lastly, the results of this study provide a deeper understanding of organizational climate and
affective commitment in relation to positive organizational behavior in a not-for-profit organization. The
discussion, suggestions, and directions for future research are presented in subsequent parts of this article.