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12. Work and Organizational Committment

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Work Commitment Overview

Due to the fact that the theory of work commitment is highly interrelated to organizational performance it is the second most commonly studied job attitude in I/O psychology (The Pennsylvania State University, 2011). It affects all organizations at some level and enables companies to evaluate issues like turnover during times of varying economic stability. Work commitment has been defined as the relative importance between work and one’s self (Loscoco, 1989). Work commitment is seen as being constructed of a person's adherence to work ethic, commitment to a career/profession, job involvement, and organizational commitment (Morrow, 1993). All of these attitudes interact to shape the conceptual framework of each individual's work commitment. The following page analyzes these attitudes as well as other organizational concepts, research, and real world applications.  There are also case studies that can be viewed by clicking on the links on the bottom of the page.

The diagram below depicts how each attitude integrates to create the overall level of work commitment for each individual.

Source: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/apl/85/5/images/apl_85_5_799_fig1a.gif (modified for formatting purposes)

Organizational Commitment Overview

“Commitment is a central concept in psychology” (Cooper-Hakim,& Viswesvaran, 2005, p. 241) and is...