Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Due to the decline in organizational loyalty and commitment and its consequences, such as higher costs and lower customer satisfaction, organizational belonging has become a critical concern. This study aims to identify the factors affecting organizational belonging management in medical equipment companies. A mixed qualitative–qualitative approach was employed; in the first phase, a meta-synthesis of articles published between 2013 and 2025 was conducted to extract the initial set of factors. In the second phase, the final factors were localized through semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Participants included experts and managers from medical equipment companies, selected using purposeful and snowball sampling. Findings revealed that the antecedents, methods, and outcomes of organizational belonging can be grouped into 13 core categories: individual and psychological factors, organizational justice and support, leadership and interpersonal relations, work environment conditions, development and learning strategies, communication strategies, creating a safe and empowering environment, reward and motivation systems, organizational belonging and commitment, positive work behaviors, psychological and well-being outcomes, performance and organizational outcomes, and sustainability outcomes. The results indicate that effective management of organizational belonging can enhance employees’ personal and psychological development while improving organizational performance and long-term sustainability.
Keywords
- “Organizational belonging”
- “Organizational commitment”
- “Positive work behaviors”
- “Medical equipment companies”
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