Organizational Commitment: Towards an Integrated Concept Linking the Attitudinal and Behavioral Approaches
Journal Title: International Journal of Management Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
This study examines a set of attitudinal and behavioral variables in order to develop an integrative concept of organizational commitment. Structural Equation Modeling was utilized to assess a possible conceptual overlap between organizational commitment and other related constructs. Five measures were employed: the affective scale; the continuance scale; the behavioral intentions to organizational commitment scale and the behavioral intentions to remain in the organization scale. Obtained results (N=1,869) indicate that: 1) The continuance dimension does not integrate the concept of organizational commitment; 2) Attitudinal organizational commitment is a unidimensional construct, constituted only by the affective dimension; and 3) The intentions to remain in the organization are not a component of the organizational commitment. We conclude that organizational commitment is best described as a sort of social attachment established between the worker and an organization, composed largely of an affective component which predisposes individuals to assume proactive behaviors toward an organization.
Authors and Affiliations
Igor Gomes Menezes, Antonio Virgilio Bittencourt Bastos, Victor Riccio Duran, Tainã Veloso, Kauê Almeida
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