Abstract:
This paper is a systematic study based on the hypothetical deductive method carried out to
glean empirical evidence with regard to organizational commitment and its mediating effect
on the relationship between the quality of work life and job performance. This study was
correlational and cross-sectional in the time horizon and the unit of analysis was the individual.
A stratified random sample of 280 Station Masters was selected from the Railways Department
in Sri Lanka. A pre-tested, structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect
primary data. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to test mediation. The
results were consistent with the formulated hypotheses, establishing that organizational
commitment successfully mediated the relationship between quality of work life and job
performance of Station Masters who work in the Railways Department in Sri Lanka.
Implications for theory and practice have been discussed.
