Author(s)

Minghung Shu, Kunchen Chung and Juichan Huang

Corresponding Author

Kunchen Chung

Abstract

This study aims to probe into relationship between participation motivation and organizational commitment for organizations. By SPSS 19.0, it conducts data analysis and distributes 300 questionnaires. 282 questionnaires are retrieved, including 257 valid ones. Valid questionnaire rate is 85.7%. Main purpose of this study is to reorganize theories and literatures related to organizational commitment, organizational learning and organization effectiveness in Taiwan and foreign countries and construct conceptual framework in order to find if personal background variables of members in District 300E2 of Lions Clubs International influence organizational commitment, organizational learning and organization effectiveness. It explores correlation between organizational commitment and organizational learning. Finally, it attempts to find if organizational commitment and organizational learning influences organization effectiveness. According to findings, organizational commitment positively influences organizational learning. Thus, it supports the hypothesis of this study that organizational commitment positively and significantly influences organizational learning. It shows that the two factors influence each other. According to data analysis, organizational commitment positively and significantly influences organization effectiveness; besides, organizational learning positively and significantly influences organization effectiveness. They all support the hypotheses of this study.

Keywords

Nonprofit organization, Organizational commitment, Organizational learning, Organization effectiveness