The effect of electronic learning systems on the employee's commitment

• Investigating the usefulness of e-learning for employees and increasing the employees' commitment.
• Highlighting the role of electronic learning in organizational success.
• Improving job performance through e-learning.

E-learning as a popular learning approach utilized by many organizations has become an important trend in recent years. It generally refers to the use of computer network technology, primarily over an intranet or through the Internet, to deliver information and instruction to individuals. It allows training to reach diverse and geographically dispersed workforces in a cost-efficient manner, and can take place on-demand and at a lesser cost than on-site training. Also, employee commitment is a dominant source of competitive advantage of many organizations and thus, has been drawn to its reported ability to solve intractable organizational challenges. Therefore, this study aimed to discuss the relationship between e-learning systems and employees commitment. The target samples of this study are the employees of the Islamic Azad University (the world's third largest university), Tabriz branch. For statistical analysis of questionnaires, we have used of the SMART- PLS 2.0 software package. Findings from the study confirmed the validity of the proposed model for employee's commitment assessment. In addition, the results showed that the four variables, learner's satisfaction, 24/7 access to training materials, personalized learning, and efficiency, significantly influenced employee's commitment.