Abstract
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to explicate how organizational culture mediates the relationship between affective commitment and turnover intention based on the findings. The convergent mixed-methods design was utilized in this study which had chosen 85 private school teachers in Davao City with teaching experiences from the academe for at least 3 years as respondents, 7 participants for an in-depth interview, and 7 participants for focus group discussion. The quantitative results highlight the mediating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between affective commitment and turnover intention. The results also indicate that affective commitment level of teachers is high. Meanwhile, the qualitative findings showed that there were four themes that came up in the analysis of data such as: (1) commitment and loyalty; (2) workload and challenges; (3) satisfaction and rewards; and (4) work environment and organizational culture. In addition, the qualitative findings support this by emphasizing the importance of a positive work environment and organizational culture. Participants described their work environment as conducive to teaching and learning, and they appreciate opportunities for training, development, and adequate resources. The quantitative results were positively confirmed through the qualitative findings in the focus group discussions and in-depth interviews.