Does Family-supportive Supervisor Behaviour Affect Organisational Commitment? The Effect of Geographical Factors in the Resort Sector of the Maldives

This study intends to explore the effect of family-supportive supervisor behaviour on organisational commitment and to analyse the effect of geographical factors (Frequency of family visits, Distance to the residence, Transportation facility and Nationality) on this relationship. This survey was conducted using an online questionnaire for the resorts of the Maldives and 250 valid responses were collected from permanent employees with work experience of more than one year in the current resort. Structural Equation Modelling was done to check the association between family-supportive supervisor behaviour and organisational commitment and multigroup analysis was carried out to check the moderation analysis of geographical factors. The results show that family-supportive supervisor behaviour positively affects organisational commitment and geographical factors (Frequency of family visits, Transportation facility and Nationality) moderate this relationship. Thus, in the selection and hiring process of managerial posts, resort management can check for Family-supportive supervisor behaviours, training on family-supportive supervisor behaviour can be provided to supervisory-level staff and geographical factors need to be considered to strengthen the relationship between family-supportive supervisor behaviour and organisational commitment.