Relationship between the perceived degree of virtuality of organizations and the psycho-social performance and organizational commitment of employees

In the modern business world, due to the impact of technological advancements and globalisation, organisations are obliged to keep up with change in order to seize new opportunities they encounter and overcome the obstacles that come their way. Concepts of virtuality and virtual organisations are among these concepts which surfaced as a result of these changes. All white-collar employees have a certain degree of virtuality and the fact that organisations are taking rapid steps towards virtualisation makes this topic a significant field of research. The initial purpose of this research is to measure the degree of virtuality of employees. Through a calculation comprising of various sub-scales, it becomes possible to identify the level of virtuality of employees quantitatively. The main subject of this research is to examine the relationship between this degree of virtuality and the psycho-social performances and organisational commitment of employees. In this research, first the concepts incorporated were explained in detail and then examples of research conducted in this field were provided. Accordingly, hypotheses were developed and tested via variance and regression analyses. As a result, while a positive significant relationship was identified between the degree of virtuality and psycho-social performance, there was no relationship identified with organisational commitment. Moreover, according to a sub-scale, it was identified that virtual workers are happy with their conditions and are willing to continue to work the same way. Keywords: Virtuality, Virtual Organisations, Psycho-Social Performance,Organisational Commitment