According to the social exchange theory, a person that feels he is treated kind will give a
positive response to this treatment reciprocally. Thus an employee, who feels that his
organization is protective, defensive and possessive to himself, will increase his affective
commitment and behave in compliance with his organization’s goals and interests. There is
reciprocity here: the employee who feels commitment and loyalty to his organization because
of the positive treatment will continue to stay in the organization. As can be seen from the
outcomes, the second most important variable on affective and normative commitment of
academicians for both types of universities is perceived organizational protectiveness.