The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of the five
elements of TQM practices on employees’ affective commitment
within six major Malaysian semiconductor contract manufacturing
organizations. Despite extensive research on TQM practices, the issue
of linking TQM practices with affective commitment has been found to
be less focused. Sample size of the study was 377 resulting in a
response rate of 75.4 percent. Regression analyses were employed to
explore the relationship between TQM practices and affective
commitment. Findings of the study reveal that teamwork,
organizational communication, organizational trust and teamwork are
positively associated with affective commitment. The study also shows
that the organizational communication is perceived as a dominant
TQM practice and is strongly associated with affective commitment